diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
index 18024fc5a9..dc620ad927 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObject::read(const dictionary& dict)
 
     if (!postProcess)
     {
-        executeAtStart_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("executeAtStart", true);
+        executeAtStart_ =
+            dict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("executeAtStart", executeAtStart_);
     }
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
index 7e60927814..976103fe23 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Description
         log      | Log information to standard output    | no       | yes
         startTime| Start time                            | no       |
         endTime  | End time                              | no       |
+        executeAtStart  | Execute at start time switch   | no       | yes
         executeControl  | See time controls below        | no       | timeStep
         executeInterval | Steps between each execute phase | no     |
         writeControl    | See time controls below        | no       | timeStep
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
index a53c3b06c8..b762bb5d75 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/writeObjectsBase/writeObjectsBase.C
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::objectNames()
             }
             else
             {
-                WarningInFunction
-                    << "Object " << writeObjectNames_[i] << " not found in "
-                    << "database. Available objects:"
+                Warning
+                    << "writeObjects: object " << writeObjectNames_[i]
+                    << " not found in database. Available objects:"
                     << nl << writeObr_.sortedToc() << endl;
             }
         }
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ Foam::wordList Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::objectNames()
             {
                 allNames.append(name);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Warning
+                    << "writeObjects: object " << name
+                    << " not found in database. Available objects:"
+                    << nl << writeObr_.sortedToc() << endl;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -150,7 +157,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::write()
 {
     wordList names(objectNames());
 
-    if(!names.empty())
+    if (!names.empty())
     {
         if (!writeObr_.time().writeTime())
         {
@@ -159,10 +166,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::writeObjectsBase::write()
 
         forAll(names, i)
         {
-            const regIOobject& obj =
-                writeObr_.lookupObject<regIOobject>(names[i]);
-
-            writeObject(obj);
+            writeObject(writeObr_.lookupObject<regIOobject>(names[i]));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeObjects/writeObjects.C b/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeObjects/writeObjects.C
index a8329cd1f5..506c00166e 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeObjects/writeObjects.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/utilities/writeObjects/writeObjects.C
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::writeObjects::read(const dictionary& dict)
         writeOption_ = writeOption::ANY_WRITE;
     }
 
+    executeAtStart_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("executeAtStart", false);
+
     return functionObject::read(dict);
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::writeObjects::execute()
 
 bool Foam::functionObjects::writeObjects::write()
 {
-    Info<< type() << " " << name() << " write:" << nl;
+    Log << type() << " " << name() << " write:" << nl;
 
     writeObjectsBase::write();