diff --git a/ParticleObjects/particle_class.f90 b/ParticleObjects/particle_class.f90
index 05ada7ba6..92367c550 100644
--- a/ParticleObjects/particle_class.f90
+++ b/ParticleObjects/particle_class.f90
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ pure subroutine particle_fromParticleState(LHS,RHS)
     LHS % type                  = RHS % type
     LHS % time                  = RHS % time
     LHS % collisionN            = RHS % collisionN
+    LHS & splitCount            = 0 ! Reinitialise counter for number of splits
 
   end subroutine particle_fromParticleState