diff --git a/src/catalyst/areaMesh/catalystFaMesh.C b/src/catalyst/areaMesh/catalystFaMesh.C
index 78142d006248432457e115d54281d607ff247d04..8d1980a96810520c77ca710db0eae88b5e30483d 100644
--- a/src/catalyst/areaMesh/catalystFaMesh.C
+++ b/src/catalyst/areaMesh/catalystFaMesh.C
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool Foam::catalyst::faMeshInput::read(const dictionary& dict)
     // Restrict to specified meshes
     meshes_.filterKeys(selectAreas_);
 
-    dict.read("fields", selectFields_);
+    dict.readEntry("fields", selectFields_);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/catalyst/catalystFunctionObject.C b/src/catalyst/catalystFunctionObject.C
index a73d6ec567a353e626dd87d8f1624a6bf5e32035..c1e6df8573b823f98c6605f92d826ceacdd89582 100644
--- a/src/catalyst/catalystFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/catalyst/catalystFunctionObject.C
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::catalystFunctionObject::read(const dictionary& dict)
         Foam::mkDir(outputDir_);
     }
 
-    dict.read("scripts", scripts_);     // Python scripts
-    expand(scripts_, dict);             // Expand and check availability
+    dict.readEntry("scripts", scripts_);    // Python scripts
+    expand(scripts_, dict);                 // Expand and check availability
 
 
     // Any changes detected
diff --git a/src/catalyst/volMesh/catalystFvMesh.C b/src/catalyst/volMesh/catalystFvMesh.C
index 9f97730e93fc37b49ebdd413193815c441f18c34..dc6cceeba000aa65dc71016c3873e8a26761e032 100644
--- a/src/catalyst/volMesh/catalystFvMesh.C
+++ b/src/catalyst/volMesh/catalystFvMesh.C
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool Foam::catalyst::fvMeshInput::read(const dictionary& dict)
     // Restrict to specified meshes
     meshes_.filterKeys(selectRegions_);
 
-    dict.read("fields", selectFields_);
+    dict.readEntry("fields", selectFields_);
 
     return true;
 }