diff --git a/core/defs.lisp b/core/defs.lisp
index 9383b03..9aaa643 100644
--- a/core/defs.lisp
+++ b/core/defs.lisp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
:initform (error "Operation without properties.")
:reader operation-properties)
(after :initarg :after
+ :initform nil
:reader operations-before)))
(defgeneric operation-generic-function (op))