diff --git a/src/core/data/vecfield/vecfield_component.hpp b/src/core/data/vecfield/vecfield_component.hpp
index 7fffa47f4..ce263feef 100644
--- a/src/core/data/vecfield/vecfield_component.hpp
+++ b/src/core/data/vecfield/vecfield_component.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ namespace core
     inline std::unordered_map<std::string, Component> const Components::vecComponentMap{
         {"x", Component::X}, {"y", Component::Y}, {"z", Component::Z}};
     inline std::unordered_map<std::string, Component> const Components::tensComponentMap{
-        {"x", Component::X}, {"y", Component::Y}, {"z", Component::Z}};
+        {"xx", Component::XX}, {"xy", Component::XY}, {"xz", Component::XZ},
+        {"yy", Component::YY}, {"yz", Component::YZ}, {"zz", Component::ZZ}};
 
 } // namespace core
 } // namespace PHARE