diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
index bbb495cb98da121dfc0a0d83e3dfe406983742e8..1bb59baac099508b2975ad8c977daa62a24bbe9b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControlFunctionObject.C
@@ -724,7 +724,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::timeControl::read(const dictionary& dict)
         executeControl_.read(dict);
         readControls();
 
-        return true;
+        // Forward to underlying function object
+        return foPtr_->read(dict);
     }
     else
     {