diff --git a/src/rosmod_actor/src/rosmod_actor/component.cpp b/src/rosmod_actor/src/rosmod_actor/component.cpp
index 4c973af..fe84c98 100644
--- a/src/rosmod_actor/src/rosmod_actor/component.cpp
+++ b/src/rosmod_actor/src/rosmod_actor/component.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // Constructor
 Component::Component(Json::Value& _config) {
   logger.reset(new Logger());
+  trace.reset(new Logger());
   config = _config;
 
   // Identify the pwd of Node Executable