diff --git a/applications/solvers/combustion/chemFoam/chemFoam.C b/applications/solvers/combustion/chemFoam/chemFoam.C
index 9a19930ee5c43279107ca5de0140604bf8bd6737..15f4a33747ce34ec4595965f69580656439bea08 100644
--- a/applications/solvers/combustion/chemFoam/chemFoam.C
+++ b/applications/solvers/combustion/chemFoam/chemFoam.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2010-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2010-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Description
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    argList::noParallel();
+
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
     #include "createSingleCellMesh.H"