diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
index c4a1b151846..4cd43e852b8 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ SG_Node::SG_Node(
 	: SG_Spatial(clientobj,clientinfo,callbacks),
 	m_SGparent(NULL)
 {
+	m_modified = true;
 }
 
 SG_Node::SG_Node(
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ SG_Node::SG_Node(
 	m_children(other.m_children),
 	m_SGparent(other.m_SGparent)
 {
-	// nothing to do
+	m_modified = true;
 }
 
 SG_Node::~SG_Node()
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Spatial.cpp b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Spatial.cpp
index 97b15bdf376..b79d4bac91a 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Spatial.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Spatial.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ SG_Spatial(
 	m_radius(1.0),
 	m_modified(false)
 {
-	SetModified();
 }
 
 SG_Spatial::