diff --git a/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.cpp b/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.cpp
index 59d0866e8a..4e4278a5c4 100644
--- a/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.cpp
+++ b/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ namespace scene {
 SceneNode::SceneNode()
     : Mn::SceneGraph::AbstractFeature3D{*this},
       nodeSensorSuite_(new esp::sensor::SensorSuite(*this)),
-      subtreeSensorSuite_(new esp::sensor::SensorSuite(*this)) {
+      subtreeSensorSuite_(new esp::sensor::SensorSuite(*this)),
+      semanticIDs_(static_cast<int>(SceneNodeSemanticDataIDX::NUM_SEMANTIC_IDS),
+                   0) {
   setCachedTransformations(Mn::SceneGraph::CachedTransformation::Absolute);
   absoluteTransformation_ = absoluteTransformation();
   // Once created, nodeSensorSuite_ and subtreeSensorSuite_ are features owned
diff --git a/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.h b/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.h
index 6623fcf1db..8df5d386ef 100644
--- a/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.h
+++ b/src/esp/scene/SceneNode.h
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ class SceneNode : public MagnumObject,
 
   //! The semantic category of this node. Used to render attached Drawables with
   //! Semantic sensor when no perVertexObjectIds are present.
-  std::vector<int> semanticIDs_{
-      static_cast<int>(SceneNodeSemanticDataIDX::NUM_SEMANTIC_IDS), 0};
+  std::vector<int> semanticIDs_;
 };  // namespace scene
 
 // Traversal Helpers