diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 31947c576d..bf920d2a48 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 2001-05-18  Angus Leeming  <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
 
-	* ControlPrint.C (c-tor): initialise params_ and thereby cure crash.
+	* ControlPrint.C (c-tor):
+	* ControlPreamble.C (c-tor): initialise params_ and thereby cure crash.
 
 2001-05-14  Angus Leeming  <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPreamble.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPreamble.C
index 526244f6b7..2d4c7b93a6 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPreamble.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlPreamble.C
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 
 ControlPreamble::ControlPreamble(LyXView & lv, Dialogs & d)
-	: ControlDialog<ControlConnectBD>(lv, d)
+	: ControlDialog<ControlConnectBD>(lv, d),
+	  params_(0)
 {
     d_.showPreamble.connect(SigC::slot(this, &ControlPreamble::show));
 }