diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjects/IOdictionary/systemDict.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjects/IOdictionary/systemDict.C
index 2fe9feb6d2..6d087dda49 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjects/IOdictionary/systemDict.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOobjects/IOdictionary/systemDict.C
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Foam::IOobject Foam::systemDictIO
     const word& regionName
 )
 {
-    fileName dictPath = fileName::null;
+    fileName dictPath = dictName;
 
     if (args.optionFound("dict"))
     {
@@ -55,33 +55,29 @@ Foam::IOobject Foam::systemDictIO
         {
             dictPath = dictPath/dictName;
         }
-        else if (dictPath.isName())
-        {
-            dictPath = ob.time().system()/dictPath;
-        }
     }
 
-    if (dictPath.size())
-    {
-        Info<< "Reading " << dictPath << nl << endl;
+    Info<< "Reading " << dictPath << nl << endl;
 
+    if (args.optionFound("dict") && !dictPath.isName())
+    {
         return
             IOobject
             (
-                dictPath,
-                ob.time(),
+                dictPath.isAbsolute()
+              ? dictPath
+              : ob.time().globalPath()/dictPath,
+                ob,
                 IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,
                 IOobject::NO_WRITE
             );
     }
     else
     {
-        Info<< "Reading " << dictName << nl << endl;
-
         return
             IOobject
             (
-                dictName,
+                dictPath,
                 ob.time().system(),
                 regionName == polyMesh::defaultRegion ? word::null : regionName,
                 ob,
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/coolingSphere/Allrun b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/coolingSphere/Allrun
index 3842ae9bb2..cf62438f0d 100755
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/coolingSphere/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/coolingSphere/Allrun
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ runApplication foamSetupCHT
 
 runApplication foamDictionary -entry internalField -set "uniform 348" 0/solid/T
 
-runApplication decomposePar -allRegions -dict decomposeParDict
+runApplication decomposePar -allRegions -dict system/decomposeParDict
 
 printf "\n%s\n" "Creating files for paraview post-processing"
 paraFoam -touchAll
diff --git a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/heatExchanger/Allmesh b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/heatExchanger/Allmesh
index 6e7ad6c937..b43e87b4e2 100755
--- a/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/heatExchanger/Allmesh
+++ b/tutorials/heatTransfer/chtMultiRegionFoam/heatExchanger/Allmesh
@@ -10,14 +10,12 @@ runApplication -s air    blockMesh -region air
 runApplication -s porous blockMesh -region porous
 
 # Create rotor blades in air region
-runApplication -s air.1 \
-    topoSet -region air -dict system/air/topoSetDict.1
+runApplication -s air.1 topoSet -region air -dict topoSetDict.1
 
 runApplication createBaffles -region air -overwrite
 
 # Create rotor zone in air region for MRF
-runApplication -s air.2 \
-    topoSet -region air -dict system/air/topoSetDict.2
+runApplication -s air.2 topoSet -region air -dict topoSetDict.2
 
 rm -rf constant/air/polyMesh/sets