diff --git a/examples/main_fof.c b/examples/main_fof.c
index 5d9b42bb4e32a221cd36d32bc1ccf2482676771f..3aa3c432eefda7f5d3c00a86645f2ff768ee0c3d 100644
--- a/examples/main_fof.c
+++ b/examples/main_fof.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   struct gpart *gparts = NULL;
   struct gravity_props gravity_properties;
   struct fof_props fof_properties;
+  struct neutrino_props neutrino_properties;
   struct part *parts = NULL;
   struct phys_const prog_const;
   struct space s;
@@ -554,6 +555,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   /* Do we have neutrino DM particles? */
   const int with_neutrinos = N_total[swift_type_neutrino] > 0;
 
+  /* Zero out neutrino properties to avoid running neutrino tasks */
+  bzero(&neutrino_properties, sizeof(struct neutrino_props));
+  
   /* Initialize the space with these data. */
   if (myrank == 0) clocks_gettime(&tic);
   space_init(&s, params, &cosmo, dim, /*hydro_props=*/NULL, parts, gparts,
@@ -645,7 +649,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
       engine_policies, talking, &reparttype, &us, &prog_const, &cosmo,
       /*hydro_properties=*/NULL, /*entropy_floor=*/NULL, &gravity_properties,
       /*stars_properties=*/NULL, /*black_holes_properties=*/NULL,
-      /*sink_properties=*/NULL, /*neutrino_properties=*/NULL,
+      /*sink_properties=*/NULL, &neutrino_properties,
       /*feedback_properties=*/NULL, /*rt_properties=*/NULL, &mesh,
       /*potential=*/NULL,
       /*cooling_func=*/NULL, /*starform=*/NULL, /*chemistry=*/NULL,
diff --git a/src/engine_maketasks.c b/src/engine_maketasks.c
index a75f64f44f269ba2b9ae9c22bbe2323660e470ca..8338e0554ef73fb881befd9a5a9ce3be60b2359a 100644
--- a/src/engine_maketasks.c
+++ b/src/engine_maketasks.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ void engine_make_hierarchical_tasks_common(struct engine *e, struct cell *c) {
                                    c, NULL);
 
       /* Weighting task for neutrinos after the last kick */
-      if (e->neutrino_properties && e->neutrino_properties->use_delta_f) {
+      if (e->neutrino_properties->use_delta_f) {
         c->grav.neutrino_weight = scheduler_addtask(
             s, task_type_neutrino_weight, task_subtype_none, 0, 0, c, NULL);
         scheduler_addunlock(s, c->kick1, c->grav.neutrino_weight);