diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
index 9dea8bcc4e..3f14dd4580 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.C
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::functionObjectList> Foam::functionObjectList::New
         functionsPtr.reset(new functionObjectList(runTime));
     }
 
-    functionsPtr->start();
+    functionsPtr->read();
 
     return functionsPtr;
 }