diff --git a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
index dd9e4397e2093413023760769a5ec11a60d95cfd..a39f4a9de64a07fed5a86bfecb68807ef697268e 100644
--- a/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
+++ b/code/classes/SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer.m
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ classdef SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer
         function obj = SCDclass_mdsobjcontainer()
             % contructor, empty container
             obj.numparams=0;
-            obj.numwavegens=0;          
+            obj.numwavegens=0;  
+            obj.modeltoactualize='all';
+            obj.modeltogenerate='all';
         end
         
         function obj = addparameter(obj, param)