diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
index 6aa9b84db6..ba00d299e7 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/fieldAverage/fieldAverage.C
@@ -293,13 +293,19 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldAverage::read(const dictionary& dict)
 {
     fvMeshFunctionObject::read(dict);
 
+    // Make certain that the values are consistent with the defaults:
     initialised_ = false;
+    restartOnRestart_ = false;
+    restartOnOutput_  = false;
+    periodicRestart_  = false;
+    restartPeriod_    = GREAT;
+    restartTime_      = GREAT;
 
     Info<< type() << " " << name() << ":" << nl;
 
     dict.readIfPresent("restartOnRestart", restartOnRestart_);
-    dict.readIfPresent("restartOnOutput", restartOnOutput_);
-    dict.readIfPresent("periodicRestart", periodicRestart_);
+    dict.readIfPresent("restartOnOutput",  restartOnOutput_);
+    dict.readIfPresent("periodicRestart",  periodicRestart_);
     dict.lookup("fields") >> faItems_;
 
     const scalar currentTime = obr().time().value();
@@ -331,7 +337,6 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::fieldAverage::read(const dictionary& dict)
         }
     }
 
-    restartTime_ = GREAT;
     if (dict.readIfPresent("restartTime", restartTime_))
     {
         if (currentTime > restartTime_)
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.C b/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.C
index 7b26468a4f..e8d1a0faa8 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.C
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::valueAverage::read(const dictionary& dict)
     regionFunctionObject::read(dict);
     writeFile::read(dict);
 
+    // Make certain that the values are consistent with the defaults:
+    resetOnRestart_ = false;
+
     dict.lookup("functionObject") >> functionObjectName_;
     dict.lookup("fields") >> fieldNames_;
     window_ = dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("window", -1);
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ bool Foam::functionObjects::valueAverage::read(const dictionary& dict)
         totalTime_[i] = time_.deltaTValue();
     }
 
-    resetOnRestart_ = readBool(dict.lookup("resetOnRestart"));
+    dict.readIfPresent("resetOnRestart", resetOnRestart_);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.H b/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.H
index 6c25c8a56f..cb6ae974be 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.H
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/valueAverage/valueAverage.H
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Usage
         log          | write average data to standard output | no | yes
         fields       | list of fields to process | yes       |
         functionObject | Name of function object to retrieve data from | yes |
-        resetOnRestart | Reset the averaging on restart | yes |
+        resetOnRestart | Reset the averaging on restart | no | no |
     \endtable
 
     Output data is written to the file \<timeDir\>/valueAverage.dat
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ protected:
         List<scalar> totalTime_;
 
         //- Reset the averaging process on restart
-        bool resetOnRestart_;
+        Switch resetOnRestart_;
 
 
     // Protected Member Functions