diff --git a/src/LinAlg/LinSolParams.C b/src/LinAlg/LinSolParams.C
index 956bb1fb..2a6a9844 100644
--- a/src/LinAlg/LinSolParams.C
+++ b/src/LinAlg/LinSolParams.C
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ bool LinSolParams::BlockParams::read(const TiXmlElement* elem, const std::string
   if (!hasValue("multigrid_finesmoother") && hasValue("multigrid_smoother"))
     addValue("multigrid_finesmoother", getStringValue("multigrid_smoother"));
 
+  if (!hasValue("multigrid_no_smooth") || getIntValue("multgrid_no_smooth") < 1)
+    addValue("multigrid_no_smooth", "1");
+
   return true;
 }