diff --git a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamFormatConvert/foamFormatConvert.C b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamFormatConvert/foamFormatConvert.C
index 4e9de20414..20e51284fc 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamFormatConvert/foamFormatConvert.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamFormatConvert/foamFormatConvert.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
 #   include "createTime.H"
 
+    // Make sure we do not use the master-only reading since we read
+    // fields (different per processor) as dictionaries.
+    regIOobject::fileModificationChecking = regIOobject::timeStamp;
+
+
     fileName meshDir = polyMesh::meshSubDir;
     fileName regionPrefix = "";
     word regionName = polyMesh::defaultRegion;
diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/changeDictionary/changeDictionary.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/changeDictionary/changeDictionary.C
index 6c2b4c09be..9dd677a61a 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/changeDictionary/changeDictionary.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/changeDictionary/changeDictionary.C
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         instance = args.options()["instance"];
     }
 
-    // Make sure we do not use the master-only reading.
+    // Make sure we do not use the master-only reading since we read
+    // fields (different per processor) as dictionaries.
     regIOobject::fileModificationChecking = regIOobject::timeStamp;
 
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/foamUpgradeCyclics/foamUpgradeCyclics.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/foamUpgradeCyclics/foamUpgradeCyclics.C
index f1a7ab5301..456fd53953 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/foamUpgradeCyclics/foamUpgradeCyclics.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/foamUpgradeCyclics/foamUpgradeCyclics.C
@@ -405,6 +405,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
 #   include "createTime.H"
 
+
+    // Make sure we do not use the master-only reading since we read
+    // fields (different per processor) as dictionaries.
+    regIOobject::fileModificationChecking = regIOobject::timeStamp;
+
+
     instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select0(runTime, args);
 
     const bool isTestRun = args.optionFound("test");