diff --git a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
index e9b797af7..bbdd5f198 100644
--- a/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/osgGA/AnimationPathManipulator.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ AnimationPathManipulator::AnimationPathManipulator( const std::string& filename
 {
     _animationPath = osgNew osg::AnimationPath;
     _animationPath->setLoopMode(osg::AnimationPath::LOOP);
+    _timeOffset = 0.0f;
+    _timeScale = 1.0f;
 
     FILE *fp = fopen( filename.c_str(), "r" );
     if( fp == NULL )