diff --git a/problems/staticrod.parset b/problems/staticrod.parset
index 63d7044a8b016a38fa700b79777c062bc7c3e75f..9821813db4b4cb6585012b0764768f6f976bafda 100644
--- a/problems/staticrod.parset
+++ b/problems/staticrod.parset
@@ -57,12 +57,8 @@ J2 = 1
 E = 2.5e5
 nu = 0.3
 
-dirichletValueX = 1
-dirichletValueY = 0
-dirichletValueZ = 0
+dirichletValue = 1 0 0
 
-dirichletAxisX = 1
-dirichletAxisY = 0
-dirichletAxisZ = 0
+dirichletAxis = 1 0 0
 
 dirichletAngle = 0
diff --git a/src/rod3d.cc b/src/rod3d.cc
index f3e77d74b18ca809e01fdbaf26d04933170f0580..e803181a90259ce473c79f5b528f36b71016f007 100644
--- a/src/rod3d.cc
+++ b/src/rod3d.cc
@@ -92,14 +92,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) try
     // /////////////////////////////////////////
     //   Read Dirichlet values
     // /////////////////////////////////////////
-    x.back().r[0] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletValueX");
-    x.back().r[1] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletValueY");
-    x.back().r[2] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletValueZ");
-
-    FieldVector<double,3> axis;
-    axis[0] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletAxisX");
-    axis[1] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletAxisY");
-    axis[2] = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletAxisZ");
+    x.back().r = parameterSet.get<FieldVector<double,3> >("dirichletValue");
+
+    auto axis = parameterSet.get<FieldVector<double,3> >("dirichletAxis");
     double angle = parameterSet.get<double>("dirichletAngle");
 
     x.back().q = Rotation<double,3>(axis, M_PI*angle/180);