diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.cpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.cpp
index 5a48d0390..fe296b4da 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.cpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.cpp
@@ -35,20 +35,12 @@ namespace Opm {
         return Equil( deck.getKeyword<ParserKeywords::EQUIL>(  ) );
     }
 
+    InitConfig::InitConfig(DeckConstPtr deck) : InitConfig(*deck) {}
 
-  InitConfig::InitConfig(DeckConstPtr deck) :
-            InitConfig(*deck)
-    {}
-
-  InitConfig::InitConfig(const Deck& deck) : equil( equils( deck ) ) {
-        m_restartRequested = false;
-        m_restartStep = 0;
-        m_restartRootName = "";
-
+    InitConfig::InitConfig(const Deck& deck) : equil(equils(deck)) {
         initRestartKW(deck);
     }
 
-
     void InitConfig::setRestart( const std::string& root, int step) {
         m_restartRequested = true;
         m_restartStep = step;
@@ -73,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Opm {
 
                 setRestart( root , step );
             }
-        } else if (deck->hasKeyword<ParserKeywords::SKIPREST>())
+        } else if (deck.hasKeyword<ParserKeywords::SKIPREST>())
             throw std::runtime_error("Error in deck: Can not supply SKIPREST keyword without a preceeding RESTART.");
     }
 
diff --git a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.hpp b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.hpp
index 4d747fa1c..b783fc15c 100644
--- a/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.hpp
+++ b/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/InitConfig/InitConfig.hpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ namespace Opm {
     private:
         void initRestartKW(const Deck& deck);
 
-        bool m_restartRequested;
-        int m_restartStep;
+        bool m_restartRequested = false;
+        int m_restartStep = 0;
         std::string m_restartRootName;
 
         Equil equil;