diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
index ce82a8af5..38ef4b8c0 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/renumberMesh/renumberMesh.C
@@ -622,13 +622,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "frontWidth",
         "calculate the rms of the frontwidth"
     );
-
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "noFields",
+        "do not update fields"
+    );
 
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
     runTime.functionObjects().off();
 
-
     // Force linker to include zoltan symbols. This section is only needed since
     // Zoltan is a static library
     #ifdef FOAM_USE_ZOLTAN
@@ -636,7 +639,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         (void)zoltanRenumber::typeName;
     #endif
 
-
     // Get times list
     instantList Times = runTime.times();
 
@@ -651,6 +653,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const bool readDict = args.optionFound("dict");
     const bool doFrontWidth = args.optionFound("frontWidth");
     const bool overwrite = args.optionFound("overwrite");
+    const bool fields = !args.optionFound("noFields");
 
     label band;
     scalar profile;
@@ -823,58 +826,60 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     IOobjectList objects(mesh, runTime.timeName());
 
 
+    if (fields) Info<< "Reading geometric fields" << nl << endl;
+
     // Read vol fields.
 
     PtrList<volScalarField> vsFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, vsFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, vsFlds);
 
     PtrList<volVectorField> vvFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, vvFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, vvFlds);
 
     PtrList<volSphericalTensorField> vstFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, vstFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, vstFlds);
 
     PtrList<volSymmTensorField> vsymtFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, vsymtFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, vsymtFlds);
 
     PtrList<volTensorField> vtFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, vtFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, vtFlds);
 
 
     // Read surface fields.
 
     PtrList<surfaceScalarField> ssFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, ssFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, ssFlds);
 
     PtrList<surfaceVectorField> svFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, svFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, svFlds);
 
     PtrList<surfaceSphericalTensorField> sstFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, sstFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, sstFlds);
 
     PtrList<surfaceSymmTensorField> ssymtFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, ssymtFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, ssymtFlds);
 
     PtrList<surfaceTensorField> stFlds;
-    ReadFields(mesh, objects, stFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(mesh, objects, stFlds);
 
 
     // Read point fields.
 
     PtrList<pointScalarField> psFlds;
-    ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, psFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, psFlds);
 
     PtrList<pointVectorField> pvFlds;
-    ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, pvFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, pvFlds);
 
     PtrList<pointSphericalTensorField> pstFlds;
-    ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, pstFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, pstFlds);
 
     PtrList<pointSymmTensorField> psymtFlds;
-    ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, psymtFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, psymtFlds);
 
     PtrList<pointTensorField> ptFlds;
-    ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, ptFlds);
+    if (fields) ReadFields(pointMesh::New(mesh), objects, ptFlds);
 
 
     Info<< endl;
diff --git a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/propeller/Allrun.pre b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/propeller/Allrun.pre
index bd4929d4b..f1530e8e7 100755
--- a/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/propeller/Allrun.pre
+++ b/tutorials/incompressible/pimpleFoam/RAS/propeller/Allrun.pre
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runApplication topoSet -dict system/createInletOutletSets.topoSetDict
 # Create the inlet/outlet and AMI patches
 runApplication createPatch -overwrite
 
-runApplication renumberMesh -overwrite
+runApplication renumberMesh -noFields -overwrite
 
 # Test by running moveDynamicMes
 #runApplication moveDynamicMesh -checkAMI
diff --git a/tutorials/multiphase/interPhaseChangeDyMFoam/propeller/Allrun.pre b/tutorials/multiphase/interPhaseChangeDyMFoam/propeller/Allrun.pre
index 9262d7e3d..5cd9fed57 100755
--- a/tutorials/multiphase/interPhaseChangeDyMFoam/propeller/Allrun.pre
+++ b/tutorials/multiphase/interPhaseChangeDyMFoam/propeller/Allrun.pre
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ runApplication topoSet -dict system/createInletOutletSets.topoSetDict
 # Create the inlet/outlet and AMI patches
 runApplication createPatch -overwrite
 
-runApplication renumberMesh -overwrite
+runApplication renumberMesh -noFields -overwrite
 
 # Test by running moveDynamicMesh
 #runApplication moveDynamicMesh -checkAMI