diff --git a/src/anemoi/datasets/commands/create.py b/src/anemoi/datasets/commands/create.py
index 4f4f4edb..08999da3 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/datasets/commands/create.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/datasets/commands/create.py
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ def serial_create(self, args):
         task("load", options)
         task("finalise", options)
 
-        task("patch", options)
-
         task("init_additions", options)
         task("run_additions", options)
         task("finalise_additions", options)
+
+        task("patch", options)
+
         task("cleanup", options)
         task("verify", options)
 
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def parallel_create(self, args):
 
         with ExecutorClass(max_workers=1) as executor:
             executor.submit(task, "finalise-additions", options).result()
+            executor.submit(task, "patch", options).result()
             executor.submit(task, "cleanup", options).result()
             executor.submit(task, "verify", options).result()
 
diff --git a/src/anemoi/datasets/create/__init__.py b/src/anemoi/datasets/create/__init__.py
index d623ade2..bc35dcf5 100644
--- a/src/anemoi/datasets/create/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anemoi/datasets/create/__init__.py
@@ -740,6 +740,11 @@ def skip(self):
         if not self.delta.total_seconds() % frequency.total_seconds() == 0:
             LOG.debug(f"Delta {self.delta} is not a multiple of frequency {frequency}. Skipping.")
             return True
+
+        if self.dataset.zarr_metadata.get("build", {}).get("additions", None) is False:
+            LOG.warning(f"Additions are disabled for {self.path} in the recipe.")
+            return True
+
         return False
 
     @cached_property