diff --git a/src/Unittests/unittests_property.cc b/src/Unittests/unittests_property.cc
index f9b0b45c..abb48151 100644
--- a/src/Unittests/unittests_property.cc
+++ b/src/Unittests/unittests_property.cc
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ TEST_F(OpenMeshProperties, PropertyIterators ) {
 TEST_F(OpenMeshProperties, MeshAssignment ) {
 
   mesh_.clear();
-  mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point());
+  mesh_.add_vertex(Mesh::Point(0, 0, 0));
 
   auto copy = mesh_;