diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
index 43ae87179..3937fb5e2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
 #   include "createTime.H"
 
+    if (args.options().empty())
+    {
+        FatalErrorIn(args.executable())
+            << "No options supplied, please use one or more of "
+               "-translate, -rotate, -scale, or -cylToCart options."
+            << exit(FatalError);
+    }
+
     word regionName = polyMesh::defaultRegion;
     fileName meshDir;
 
@@ -191,14 +199,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         )
     );
 
-
-    if (args.options().empty())
-    {
-        FatalErrorIn(args.executable())
-            << "No options supplied, please use one or more of "
-               "-translate, -rotate, -scale, or -cylToCart options."
-            << exit(FatalError);
-    }
+    // Translation options
 
     if (args.optionFound("translate"))
     {
@@ -209,6 +210,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         points += transVector;
     }
 
+    // Rotation options
+
     if (args.optionFound("rotate"))
     {
         Pair<vector> n1n2(args.optionLookup("rotate")());
@@ -298,7 +301,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-
+    // Scale options
 
     if (args.optionFound("scale"))
     {