diff --git a/src/storm/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp b/src/storm/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
index 59d158d96..26e1c0dc7 100644
--- a/src/storm/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/storage/SparseMatrix.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,12 @@ namespace storm {
         }
         
         template<typename ValueType>
-        SparseMatrix<ValueType>::SparseMatrix(index_type columnCount, std::vector<index_type>&& rowIndications, std::vector<MatrixEntry<index_type, ValueType>>&& columnsAndValues, boost::optional<std::vector<index_type>>&& rowGroupIndices) : rowCount(rowIndications.size() - 1), columnCount(columnCount), entryCount(columnsAndValues.size()), nonzeroEntryCount(0), columnsAndValues(std::move(columnsAndValues)), rowIndications(std::move(rowIndications)), trivialRowGrouping(!rowGroupIndices), rowGroupIndices(std::move(rowGroupIndices)) {
+        SparseMatrix<ValueType>::SparseMatrix(index_type columnCount, std::vector<index_type>&& rowIndications, std::vector<MatrixEntry<index_type, ValueType>>&& columnsAndValues, boost::optional<std::vector<index_type>>&& rowGroupIndices) : columnCount(columnCount), nonzeroEntryCount(0), columnsAndValues(std::move(columnsAndValues)), rowIndications(std::move(rowIndications)), rowGroupIndices(std::move(rowGroupIndices)) {
+            // Initialize some variables here which depend on other variables
+            // This way we are more robust against different initialization orders
+            this->rowCount = this->rowIndications.size() - 1;
+            this->entryCount = this->columnsAndValues.size();
+            this->trivialRowGrouping = !this->rowGroupIndices;
             this->updateNonzeroEntryCount();
         }