diff --git a/src/mol-model/structure/query/context.ts b/src/mol-model/structure/query/context.ts
index 7404cb05fbb233b31ff1f061375a8f3a1a65822f..7bc0e6d68093ee0205c84bcf7189233b77ac6246 100644
--- a/src/mol-model/structure/query/context.ts
+++ b/src/mol-model/structure/query/context.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class QueryContext implements QueryContextView {
     currentStructure: Structure = void 0 as any;
 
     /** Current link between atoms */
-    readonly atomicLink: Link.Location<Unit.Atomic> = void 0 as any;
+    readonly atomicLink: Link.Location<Unit.Atomic> = Link.Location() as Link.Location<Unit.Atomic>;
 
     setElement(unit: Unit, e: ElementIndex) {
         this.element.unit = unit;