diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoIntBounds.h b/eo/src/utils/eoIntBounds.h
index 48488b50..59c98c03 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoIntBounds.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoIntBounds.h
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   /** Need a Cpy Ctor because we are allocating memory */
-  eoGeneralIntBounds(const eoGeneralIntBounds & _b)
+  eoGeneralIntBounds(const eoGeneralIntBounds & _b) : eoIntBounds(_b)
   {
     // replicate the embedded bound (I'm pretty sure there is another
     // way to do that !!!
diff --git a/eo/src/utils/eoRealBounds.h b/eo/src/utils/eoRealBounds.h
index 691b9b1e..12cb7b46 100644
--- a/eo/src/utils/eoRealBounds.h
+++ b/eo/src/utils/eoRealBounds.h
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   /** Need a Cpy Ctor because we are allocating memory */
-  eoGeneralRealBounds(const eoGeneralRealBounds & _b)
+  eoGeneralRealBounds(const eoGeneralRealBounds & _b):eoRealBounds(_b)
   {
     // replicate the embedded bound (I'm pretty sure there is another
     // way to do that !!!