diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
index 68886a0..77f6f4b 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       vec_validate (fib_index_to_table_index[fib_proto], fib_index);
       fib_index_to_table_index[fib_proto][fib_index] = table_index;
       st->active_fib_proto = fib_proto;
+      session_table_init (st, fib_proto);
       return st;
     }
   else