diff --git a/src/eigenvalue.F90 b/src/eigenvalue.F90
index 97603c3d8d..374ed45ba1 100644
--- a/src/eigenvalue.F90
+++ b/src/eigenvalue.F90
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ contains
     ! Display column titles
     call print_columns()
 
+    ! Turn on inactive timer
+    call timer_start(time_inactive)
+
     ! ==========================================================================
     ! LOOP OVER BATCHES
     BATCH_LOOP: do current_batch = 1, n_batches
@@ -113,19 +116,22 @@ contains
     ! Reset total starting particle weight used for normalizing tallies
     total_weight = ZERO
 
+    if (current_batch == n_inactive + 1) then
+      ! Switch from inactive batch timer to active batch timer
+      call timer_stop(time_inactive)
+      call timer_start(time_active)
+
+      ! Enable active batches (and tallies_on if it hasn't been enabled)
+      active_batches = .true.
+      tallies_on = .true.
+
+      ! Add user tallies to active tallies list
+      call setup_active_usertallies()
+    end if
+
     ! check CMFD initialize batch
     if (cmfd_run) call cmfd_init_batch()
 
-    if (current_batch == n_inactive + 1) then
-      ! This will start the active timer at the first non-inactive batch
-      ! (including batch 1 if there are no inactive batches).
-      call timer_start(time_active)
-    elseif (current_batch == 1) then
-      ! If there are inactive batches, start the inactive timer on the first
-      ! batch.
-      call timer_start(time_inactive)
-    end if
-
   end subroutine initialize_batch
 
 !===============================================================================
@@ -189,15 +195,6 @@ contains
       end if
     end do
 
-    ! Turn tallies on once inactive batches are complete
-    if (current_batch == n_inactive) then
-      tallies_on = .true.
-      active_batches = .true.
-      call timer_stop(time_inactive)
-      call timer_start(time_active)
-      call setup_active_usertallies()
-    end if
-
   end subroutine finalize_batch
 
 !===============================================================================
diff --git a/src/input_xml.F90 b/src/input_xml.F90
index 3cb5460988..63d3e5d188 100644
--- a/src/input_xml.F90
+++ b/src/input_xml.F90
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ contains
       call fatal_error()
     end if
 
-    ! Turn on tallies if no inactive batches
-    if (n_inactive == 0) tallies_on = .true.
-
     ! Copy random number seed if specified
     if (seed_ > 0) seed = seed_