diff --git a/src/domain.cpp b/src/domain.cpp
index aadd1b751f..427f7785e8 100644
--- a/src/domain.cpp
+++ b/src/domain.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ enum{LAYOUT_UNIFORM,LAYOUT_NONUNIFORM,LAYOUT_TILED};    // several files
 Domain::Domain(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pointers(lmp)
 {
   box_exist = 0;
+  box_change = 0;
 
   dimension = 3;
   nonperiodic = 0;