diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/MicrosoftDmang/src/main/java/mdemangler/MDMang.java b/Ghidra/Features/MicrosoftDmang/src/main/java/mdemangler/MDMang.java
index b6ae4f6d24..8702e8a785 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/MicrosoftDmang/src/main/java/mdemangler/MDMang.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/MicrosoftDmang/src/main/java/mdemangler/MDMang.java
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ public class MDMang {
 		if (mangled == null) {
 			throw new MDException("MDMang: Mangled string is null.");
 		}
+		initState();
 		pushContext();
 		if (peek() != '.') {
 			throw new MDException("MDMang: Mangled string is not that of a type.");