diff --git a/pysph/sph/bc/inlet_outlet_manager.py b/pysph/sph/bc/inlet_outlet_manager.py
index c8059e8f3..2b336b1a3 100644
--- a/pysph/sph/bc/inlet_outlet_manager.py
+++ b/pysph/sph/bc/inlet_outlet_manager.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def create_ghost(self, pa_arr, inlet=True):
             name = self.outlet_pairs[pa_arr.name]
 
         ghost_pa = get_particle_array(
-            name=name, m=m, x=x, y=y, h=h, u=u, p=0.0, rho=rho
+            name=name, m=m, x=x, y=y, z=z, h=h, u=u, p=0.0, rho=rho
         )
 
         return ghost_pa