diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/PrecisionAdaptor/PrecisionAdaptor.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/PrecisionAdaptor/PrecisionAdaptor.H
index 24ea766840..75e6eface2 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/PrecisionAdaptor/PrecisionAdaptor.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/Field/PrecisionAdaptor/PrecisionAdaptor.H
@@ -169,11 +169,14 @@ class PrecisionAdaptor
     // Private Member Functions
 
         //- Copy in field
-        void copyInput(const Container<InputType>& input)
+        void copyInput(const Container<InputType>& input, const bool copy)
         {
             Container<Type>* p = new Container<Type>(input.size());
             this->reset(p);
-            std::copy(input.cbegin(), input.cend(), p->begin());
+            if (copy)
+            {
+                std::copy(input.cbegin(), input.cend(), p->begin());
+            }
         }
 
 
@@ -185,8 +188,8 @@ public:
 
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Construct from Container<InputType>, copying on input as required
-        PrecisionAdaptor(Container<InputType>& input)
+        //- Construct from Container<InputType>, copying on input if required
+        PrecisionAdaptor(Container<InputType>& input, const bool copy = true)
         :
             tmpNrc<Container<Type>>(),
             ref_(input)
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ public:
             }
             else
             {
-                this->copyInput(input);
+                this->copyInput(input, copy);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/primitiveMeshCellCentresAndVols.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/primitiveMeshCellCentresAndVols.C
index 70c9afd550..5f0ff8bcef 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/primitiveMeshCellCentresAndVols.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/primitiveMesh/primitiveMeshCellCentresAndVols.C
@@ -82,18 +82,14 @@ void Foam::primitiveMesh::makeCellCentresAndVols
 {
     typedef Vector<solveScalar> solveVector;
 
-    // Clear the fields for accumulation. Note1: we're doing this before
-    // any precision conversion since this might complain about illegal numbers.
-    // Note2: zero is a special value which is perfectly converted into zero
-    //        in the new precision
-    cellCtrs_s = Zero;
-    cellVols_s = 0.0;
-
-    PrecisionAdaptor<solveVector, vector> tcellCtrs(cellCtrs_s);
+    PrecisionAdaptor<solveVector, vector> tcellCtrs(cellCtrs_s, false);
     Field<solveVector>& cellCtrs = tcellCtrs.ref();
-    PrecisionAdaptor<solveScalar, scalar> tcellVols(cellVols_s);
+    PrecisionAdaptor<solveScalar, scalar> tcellVols(cellVols_s, false);
     Field<solveScalar>& cellVols = tcellVols.ref();
 
+    cellCtrs = Zero;
+    cellVols = 0.0;
+
     const labelList& own = faceOwner();
     const labelList& nei = faceNeighbour();
 
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/kahipDecomp/kahipDecomp.C b/src/parallel/decompose/kahipDecomp/kahipDecomp.C
index ae5f48b80b..fae238165e 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/kahipDecomp/kahipDecomp.C
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/kahipDecomp/kahipDecomp.C
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::kahipDecomp::decomposeSerial
 
     // Output: cell -> processor addressing
     decomp.resize(numCells);
-    PrecisionAdaptor<int, label, List> decomp_param(decomp);
+    PrecisionAdaptor<int, label, List> decomp_param(decomp, false);
 
 
 #if 0 // WIP: #ifdef KAFFPA_CPP_INTERFACE
diff --git a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
index d2a0e9dae3..a6f62510cd 100644
--- a/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
+++ b/src/parallel/decompose/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::metisDecomp::decomposeSerial
 
     // Output: cell -> processor addressing
     decomp.resize(numCells);
-    PrecisionAdaptor<idx_t, label, List> decomp_param(decomp);
+    PrecisionAdaptor<idx_t, label, List> decomp_param(decomp, false);
 
     // Output: number of cut edges
     idx_t edgeCut = 0;