diff --git a/extras/juce demo/src/demos/WidgetsDemo.cpp b/extras/juce demo/src/demos/WidgetsDemo.cpp
index 4b7498dc17..aec2d6bc87 100644
--- a/extras/juce demo/src/demos/WidgetsDemo.cpp	
+++ b/extras/juce demo/src/demos/WidgetsDemo.cpp	
@@ -175,13 +175,12 @@ class CustomMenuComponent  : public PopupMenuCustomComponent,
 
 public:
     CustomMenuComponent()
+        blobX (0), 
+        blobY (0)
     {
         // set off a timer to move a blob around on this component every
         // 300 milliseconds - see the timerCallback() method.
         startTimer (300);
-
-        // initialise the position before we start..
-        timerCallback();
     }
 
     ~CustomMenuComponent()