diff --git a/applications/utilities/slopeMesh/slopeMesh.C b/applications/utilities/slopeMesh/slopeMesh.C
index 4cfdde0274944f5f53c563b77eff5d65a6a069f4..b963bd24f2ad1660aaa67a9102fe971a3f847fff 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/slopeMesh/slopeMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/slopeMesh/slopeMesh.C
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         (
             regionName,
             runTime.constant(),
-            runTime
+            runTime,
+            IOobject::NO_READ,
+            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
         ),
         std::move(points),
         std::move(faces),