diff --git a/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/fields/fieldAverage.cfg b/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/fields/fieldAverage.cfg
index d49d9c07c7..36276e14ec 100644
--- a/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/fields/fieldAverage.cfg
+++ b/etc/caseDicts/postProcessing/fields/fieldAverage.cfg
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 type                fieldAverage;
 functionObjectLibs  ("libfieldFunctionObjects.so");
 
-timeStart           0;
 writeControl        writeTime;
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
index a758984b6b..cf2417c2e5 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void Foam::functionObjects::fieldAverage::readAveragingProperties()
         typeIOobject<timeIOdictionary> propsDictHeader
         (
             name() + "Properties",
-            obr_.time().timeName(obr_.time().startTime().value()),
+            obr_.time().startTime().name(),
             "uniform",
             obr_,
             IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,