diff --git a/extras/Hadrons/GeneticScheduler.hpp b/extras/Hadrons/GeneticScheduler.hpp
index e8fcd2c2..83666402 100644
--- a/extras/Hadrons/GeneticScheduler.hpp
+++ b/extras/Hadrons/GeneticScheduler.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public:
     // access
     const Gene & getMinSchedule(void);
     V            getMinValue(void);
+    // reset population
+    void initPopulation(void);
     // breed a new generation
     void nextGeneration(void);
     // heuristic benchmarks
@@ -76,8 +78,6 @@ public:
         return out;
     }
 private:
-    // evolution steps
-    void initPopulation(void);
     void doCrossover(void);
     void doMutation(void);
     // genetic operators
diff --git a/extras/Hadrons/VirtualMachine.cc b/extras/Hadrons/VirtualMachine.cc
index 49096d92..dffabe29 100644
--- a/extras/Hadrons/VirtualMachine.cc
+++ b/extras/Hadrons/VirtualMachine.cc
@@ -596,6 +596,9 @@ VirtualMachine::Program VirtualMachine::schedule(const GeneticPar &par)
     };
     Scheduler scheduler(graph, memPeak, gpar);
     gen = 0;
+    scheduler.initPopulation();
+    LOG(Iterative) << "Start: " << sizeString(scheduler.getMinValue()) 
+                   << std::endl;
     do
     {
         //LOG(Debug) << "Generation " << gen << ":" << std::endl;