diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
index 7f5cc812110d5d9dce6858c7756658cb6202b2eb..da56ae1796004e52c4ceca18cc8e1df287035be5 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
@@ -123,13 +123,15 @@ private:
 BackboneTrace::BackboneTrace():
   view_(),
   node_list_list_(),
-  seq_hack_(false)
+  seq_hack_(false),
+  twist_hack_(false)
 {}
 
 BackboneTrace::BackboneTrace(const mol::EntityView& ent):
   view_(ent),
   node_list_list_(),
-  seq_hack_(false)
+  seq_hack_(false),
+  twist_hack_(false)
 {
   Rebuild();
 }