diff --git a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/exodus/Ioex_DatabaseIO.C b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/exodus/Ioex_DatabaseIO.C
index d368bd2ff9..d84be09252 100644
--- a/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/exodus/Ioex_DatabaseIO.C
+++ b/packages/seacas/libraries/ioss/src/exodus/Ioex_DatabaseIO.C
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ namespace Ioex {
       {
         Ioss::SerializeIO serializeIO_(this);
         m_timestepCount = ex_inquire_int(get_file_pointer(), EX_INQ_TIME);
+      }
 	// Need to sync timestep count across ranks if parallel...
 	if (isParallel) {
 	  auto min_timestep_count = util().global_minmax(m_timestepCount, Ioss::ParallelUtils::DO_MIN);
@@ -725,6 +726,7 @@ namespace Ioex {
         Ioss::Utils::check_set_bool_property(properties, "EXODUS_CALL_GET_ALL_TIMES",
                                              call_ex_get_all_times);
         if (call_ex_get_all_times) {
+	  Ioss::SerializeIO serializeIO_(this);
           int error = ex_get_all_times(get_file_pointer(), Data(tsteps));
           if (error < 0) {
             Ioex::exodus_error(get_file_pointer(), __LINE__, __func__, __FILE__);
@@ -733,8 +735,11 @@ namespace Ioex {
 
         // See if the "last_written_time" attribute exists and if it
         // does, check that it matches the largest time in 'tsteps'.
-        exists = Ioex::read_last_time_attribute(get_file_pointer(), &last_time);
-      }
+	{
+	  Ioss::SerializeIO serializeIO_(this);
+	  exists = Ioex::read_last_time_attribute(get_file_pointer(), &last_time);
+	}
+
       if (exists && isParallel) {
         // Assume that if it exists on 1 processor, it exists on
         // all... Sync value among processors since could have a