diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/shape/Line.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/shape/Line.java
index 93e667d7c..2aabe0288 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/shape/Line.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/scene/shape/Line.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ import java.nio.FloatBuffer;
  */
 public class Line extends Mesh {
 
-    private Vector3f start;
-    private Vector3f end;
+    private Vector3f start = new Vector3f();
+    private Vector3f end = new Vector3f();
 
     /**
      * No-argument constructor needed by SavableClassUtil.
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ public class Line extends Mesh {
     }
 
     protected void updateGeometry(Vector3f start, Vector3f end) {
-        this.start = start;
-        this.end = end;
+        this.start.set(start);
+        this.end.set(end);
         setBuffer(Type.Position, 3, new float[]{start.x,    start.y,    start.z,
                                                 end.x,      end.y,      end.z,});
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class Line extends Mesh {
         super.read(im);
         InputCapsule in = im.getCapsule(this);
 
-        start = (Vector3f) in.readSavable("startVertex", null);
-        end = (Vector3f) in.readSavable("endVertex", null);
+        start = (Vector3f) in.readSavable("startVertex", start);
+        end = (Vector3f) in.readSavable("endVertex", end);
     }
 }