diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
index 96e088fe2dd271a7bd56cd54d0fcb5a61f2b30fa..e31be0ce22493360424a653f47ab2111d52f6448 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::timeControl::read(const dictionary& dict)
         executeControl_.read(dict);
         readControls();
 
-        return true;
+        // Forward to underlying function object
+        return foPtr_->read(dict);
     }
 
     return false;