diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mergeMeshes/createTimes.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mergeMeshes/createTimes.H
index 01f173f10c09e657d0a6a693503c023b4a56204a..3cb000ccc26f2d58e198da61a4cbc674f975a628 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mergeMeshes/createTimes.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/mergeMeshes/createTimes.H
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         masterCasePath,
         masterCaseName
     );
+    runTimeMaster.functionObjects().off();
 
     const fileName addCasePath = addCase.path();
     const fileName addCaseName = addCase.name();
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@
         addCasePath,
         addCaseName
     );
-
+    runTimeToAdd.functionObjects().off();