diff --git a/src/atlas/grid/CubedSphereGrid2.cc b/src/atlas/grid/CubedSphereGrid2.cc
index 9c2625133..eec7fbce2 100644
--- a/src/atlas/grid/CubedSphereGrid2.cc
+++ b/src/atlas/grid/CubedSphereGrid2.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ CubedSphereGrid2::CubedSphereGrid2(const Grid& grid):
     Grid(grid), grid_(cubedsphere_grid2(get())) {}
 
 CubedSphereGrid2::CubedSphereGrid2(idx_t resolution, Projection projection):
-    Grid(new grid::detail::grid::CubedSphere2(resolution, projection)) {}
+    Grid(new grid::detail::grid::CubedSphere2(resolution, projection)), grid_(cubedsphere_grid2(get())) {}
 
 }  // namespace atlas