diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeLocalObjects/writeLocalObjects.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeLocalObjects/writeLocalObjects.H
index 84ebaf1c07..0ee2be8037 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeLocalObjects/writeLocalObjects.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeLocalObjects/writeLocalObjects.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public:
         writeLocalObjects
         (
             const objectRegistry& obr,
-            const Switch& logRef
+            const Switch& logRef = logFalse
         );
 
         //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
index b762bb5d75..3be50415dd 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ License
 #include "Time.H"
 #include "dictionary.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+const Foam::Switch Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::logFalse(false);
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * Protected Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 void Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::resetWriteObjectName
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.H
index d84f697fc4..2082c13deb 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2020 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ protected:
         //- Reference to the region objectRegistry
         const objectRegistry& writeObr_;
 
+        //- False switch to which log_ defaults
+        static const Switch logFalse;
+
         //- Reference to the inheriting function object's log variable
         const Switch& log_;
 
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ public:
         writeObjectsBase
         (
             const objectRegistry& obr,
-            const Switch& logRef
+            const Switch& logRef = logFalse
         );
 
         //- Disallow default bitwise copy construction
diff --git a/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.C b/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.C
index 78c1cb8431..803702c504 100644
--- a/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.C
+++ b/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2019 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2019-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::Qdot::Qdot
 )
 :
     fvMeshFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
-    writeLocalObjects(obr_, false),
+    writeLocalObjects(obr_),
     phaseName_(word::null)
 {
     read(dict);
diff --git a/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.H b/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.H
index 5322ae293b..6355999248 100644
--- a/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.H
+++ b/src/combustionModels/functionObjects/Qdot/Qdot.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2019-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2019-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ class Qdot
     public fvMeshFunctionObject,
     public writeLocalObjects
 {
-private:
-
     // Private Data
 
         //- The name of the phase
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/shearStress/shearStress.C b/src/functionObjects/field/shearStress/shearStress.C
index 3eeb976aa7..24bb06df5f 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/shearStress/shearStress.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/shearStress/shearStress.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2020-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2020-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::shearStress::shearStress
 )
 :
     fvMeshFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
-    writeLocalObjects(obr_, false),
+    writeLocalObjects(obr_),
     phaseName_(word::null)
 {
     read(dict);
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/totalEnthalpy/totalEnthalpy.C b/src/functionObjects/field/totalEnthalpy/totalEnthalpy.C
index 968def372a..982ffe25d4 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/totalEnthalpy/totalEnthalpy.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/totalEnthalpy/totalEnthalpy.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     | Website:  https://openfoam.org
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2020-2021 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2020-2022 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Foam::functionObjects::totalEnthalpy::totalEnthalpy
 )
 :
     fvMeshFunctionObject(name, runTime, dict),
-    writeLocalObjects(obr_, false),
+    writeLocalObjects(obr_),
     phaseName_(word::null)
 {
     read(dict);