--- trunk/src/io/DumpWriter.cpp	2014/09/22 19:18:35	2020
+++ trunk/src/io/DumpWriter.cpp	2015/03/07 21:41:51	2071
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ namespace OpenMD {
 
   void DumpWriter::writeDumpAndEor() {
     std::vector<std::streambuf*> buffers;
-    std::ostream* eorStream;
+    std::ostream* eorStream = NULL;
 #ifdef IS_MPI
     if (worldRank == 0) {
 #endif // is_mpi