2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/host/lib/usrp/b100/b100_impl.cpp b/host/lib/usrp/b100/b100_impl.cpp
index 6bebc75ab..c15816cc2 100644
--- a/host/lib/usrp/b100/b100_impl.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/usrp/b100/b100_impl.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ UHD_STATIC_BLOCK(register_b100_device){
  * Structors
  **********************************************************************/
 b100_impl::b100_impl(const device_addr_t &device_addr){
+    _tree = property_tree::make();
 
     //extract the FPGA path for the B100
     std::string b100_fpga_image = find_image_path(
@@ -226,7 +227,6 @@ b100_impl::b100_impl(const device_addr_t &device_addr){
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Initialize the properties tree
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    _tree = property_tree::make();
     _tree->create<std::string>("/name").set("B-Series Device");
     const fs_path mb_path = "/mboards/0";
     _tree->create<std::string>(mb_path / "name").set("B100 (B-Hundo)");
diff --git a/host/lib/usrp/e100/e100_impl.cpp b/host/lib/usrp/e100/e100_impl.cpp
index 8fe9081b1..2e3a635a6 100644
--- a/host/lib/usrp/e100/e100_impl.cpp
+++ b/host/lib/usrp/e100/e100_impl.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ UHD_STATIC_BLOCK(register_e100_device){
  * Structors
  **********************************************************************/
 e100_impl::e100_impl(const uhd::device_addr_t &device_addr){
+    _tree = property_tree::make();
 
     //setup the main interface into fpga
     const std::string node = device_addr["node"];
@@ -179,7 +180,6 @@ e100_impl::e100_impl(const uhd::device_addr_t &device_addr){
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Initialize the properties tree
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    _tree = property_tree::make();
     _tree->create<std::string>("/name").set("E-Series Device");
     const fs_path mb_path = "/mboards/0";
     _tree->create<std::string>(mb_path / "name").set(str(boost::format("%s (euewanee)") % model));