diff --git a/plugins/input/geos/geos_datasource.cpp b/plugins/input/geos/geos_datasource.cpp
index 7f22e8f22..0675fb946 100644
--- a/plugins/input/geos/geos_datasource.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/geos/geos_datasource.cpp
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ geos_datasource::geos_datasource(parameters const& params, bool bind)
      extent_initialized_(false),
      type_(datasource::Vector),
      desc_(*params.get<std::string>("type"), *params.get<std::string>("encoding","utf-8")),
-     geometry_id_(0),
      geometry_data_(""),
-     geometry_data_name_("name")
+     geometry_data_name_("name"),
+     geometry_id_(0)
 {
     boost::optional<std::string> geometry = params.get<std::string>("wkt");
     if (!geometry) throw datasource_exception("missing <wkt> parameter");