diff --git a/tutorials/lagrangian/LTSReactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/constant/thermophysicalProperties b/tutorials/lagrangian/LTSReactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/constant/thermophysicalProperties
index 9b63bc18b3..c2a5aa1eb7 100644
--- a/tutorials/lagrangian/LTSReactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/constant/thermophysicalProperties
+++ b/tutorials/lagrangian/LTSReactingParcelFoam/verticalChannel/constant/thermophysicalProperties
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ solids
     // none
 }
 
+// de-activate the pressure-work term when running local time-stepping
+dpdt            no;
 
 // ************************************************************************* //