diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/submodels/Kinematic/PatchInteractionModel/LocalInteraction/patchInteractionDataList.C b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/submodels/Kinematic/PatchInteractionModel/LocalInteraction/patchInteractionDataList.C
index 9be950da..3564eacf 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/submodels/Kinematic/PatchInteractionModel/LocalInteraction/patchInteractionDataList.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/submodels/Kinematic/PatchInteractionModel/LocalInteraction/patchInteractionDataList.C
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ License
 
 #include "patchInteractionDataList.H"
 #include "stringListOps.H"
+#include "emptyPolyPatch.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -74,7 +75,12 @@ Foam::patchInteractionDataList::patchInteractionDataList
     forAll(bMesh, patchI)
     {
         const polyPatch& pp = bMesh[patchI];
-        if (!pp.coupled() && applyToPatch(pp.index()) < 0)
+        if
+        (
+            !pp.coupled()
+         && !isA<emptyPolyPatch>(pp)
+         && applyToPatch(pp.index()) < 0
+        )
         {
             badPatches.append(pp.name());
         }
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ Foam::patchInteractionDataList::patchInteractionDataList
                 "const polyMesh&, "
                 "const dictionary&"
             ")"
-        )    << "All patches must be specified when employing local patch "
+        )   << "All patches must be specified when employing local patch "
             << "interaction. Please specify data for patches:" << nl
             << badPatches << nl << exit(FatalError);
     }
diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/filter/constant/reactingCloud1Properties b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/filter/constant/reactingCloud1Properties
index 04a5f78a..9292a6ca 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/filter/constant/reactingCloud1Properties
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/reactingParcelFoam/filter/constant/reactingCloud1Properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
 | =========                 |                                                 |
 | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
-|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.3.0                                 |
+|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.3.x                                 |
 |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
 |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ subModels
             {
                 type        rebound;
             }
+
+            "inlet|outlet"
+            {
+                type escape;
+            }
         );
     }