diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.cpp b/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.cpp
index 431c7ad3f..9b65d2f13 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,17 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace Cantera {
 
     /// Constructor.
-     MultiPhase::MultiPhase() : m_temp(0.0), m_press(0.0), 
-                    m_nel(0), m_nsp(0), m_init(false), m_eloc(-1), 
-                    m_Tmin(1.0), m_Tmax(100000.0) {
+     MultiPhase::MultiPhase() :
+       m_np(0),
+       m_temp(0.0),
+       m_press(0.0), 
+       m_nel(0),
+       m_nsp(0),
+       m_init(false),
+       m_eloc(-1), 
+       m_Tmin(1.0),
+       m_Tmax(100000.0)
+     {
      }
 
     void MultiPhase::
diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.h b/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.h
index 91fd8dfc3..e9434d0e3 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/MultiPhase.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace Cantera {
      */
     doublereal speciesMoles(index_t kGlob) const;
 
-    //! Index of the species belonging to phase number \c p
+    //! Return the global index of the species belonging to phase number \c p
     //! with local index \c k within the phase.
     /*!
      * Returns the index of the global species