diff --git a/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.C b/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.C
index 53b3fdcb..3e8a9252 100644
--- a/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.C
+++ b/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.C
@@ -92,6 +92,66 @@ recBase::recBase
   recModel_        ->  writeRecMatrix();
   recModel_        ->  writeRecPath();
 }
+recBase::recBase
+(
+    const fvMesh& mesh,const word recDictName_
+)
+:
+    mesh_(mesh),
+    recProperties_
+    (
+        IOobject
+        (
+            recDictName_,
+            mesh_.time().constant(),
+            mesh_,
+            IOobject::MUST_READ,
+            IOobject::NO_WRITE
+        )
+    ),
+    recModel_
+    (
+        recModel::New
+        (
+            recProperties_,
+            *this
+        )
+    ),
+    recNorm_
+    (
+        recNorm::New
+        (
+            recProperties_,
+            *this
+        )
+    ),
+    recPath_
+    (
+        recPath::New
+        (
+            recProperties_,
+            *this
+        )
+    ),
+    recStatAnalysis_
+    (
+        recStatAnalysis::New
+        (
+            recProperties_,
+            *this
+        )
+    ),
+    couplingSubStep_(recProperties_.lookupOrDefault<label>("couplingSubStep",0))
+{
+  recModel_        ->  readFieldSeries();
+  recNorm_         ->  computeRecMatrix();
+  recPath_         ->  getRecPath();
+
+  recModel_        ->  init();
+
+  recModel_        ->  writeRecMatrix();
+  recModel_        ->  writeRecPath();
+}
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 recBase::~recBase()
diff --git a/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.H b/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.H
index a0d9bd80..c1a220f1 100644
--- a/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.H
+++ b/src/recurrence/recBase/recBase.H
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public:
     (
             const fvMesh& mesh
     );
+    //- Construct from mesh and a list of recProperties
+    recBase
+    (
+            const fvMesh& mesh, const word recDictName_
+    );
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~recBase();