diff --git a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
index f2584cb93..a3cf0f33d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/preProcessing/applyBoundaryLayer/applyBoundaryLayer.C
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (isA<incompressible::RASModel>(turbulence()))
     {
         // Calculate nut - reference nut is calculated by the turbulence model
-        // on its construction
+        turbulence->validate();
         tmp<volScalarField> tnut = turbulence->nut();
         volScalarField& nut = const_cast<volScalarField&>(tnut());
         volScalarField S(mag(dev(symm(fvc::grad(U)))));