diff --git a/src/THcHodoHit.cxx b/src/THcHodoHit.cxx
index bd3aa24285144d44740c20856471861836ffe9c0..7a79e0dc64ced8be58fb55bd721423e9757513e0 100644
--- a/src/THcHodoHit.cxx
+++ b/src/THcHodoHit.cxx
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ using std::endl;
 
 ClassImp(THcHodoHit)
 
-THcHodoHit::THcHodoHit( THcRawHodoHit *hit=NULL, Double_t posPed=0.0, 
-			     Double_t negPed=0.0, THcScintillatorPlane* sp=NULL)
+THcHodoHit::THcHodoHit( THcRawHodoHit *hit, Double_t posPed, 
+			     Double_t negPed, THcScintillatorPlane* sp)
 {
   if(hit) {
     fPosTDC = hit->fTDC_pos;
diff --git a/src/THcHodoHit.h b/src/THcHodoHit.h
index ce2d592bae12af5c7a690ae948e0293886475191..f893706c7c3b984de3b82a50dd512a3981d903c4 100644
--- a/src/THcHodoHit.h
+++ b/src/THcHodoHit.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 class THcHodoHit : public TObject {
 
 public:
-  THcHodoHit( THcRawHodoHit* hit, Double_t posPed, 
-	      Double_t negPed, THcScintillatorPlane* sp);
+  THcHodoHit( THcRawHodoHit* hit=NULL, Double_t posPed=0.0, 
+	      Double_t negPed=0.0, THcScintillatorPlane* sp=NULL);
       
   virtual ~THcHodoHit() {}