diff --git a/math/cmath/include/algebra/math/impl/cmath_getter.hpp b/math/cmath/include/algebra/math/impl/cmath_getter.hpp
index e0824d2c..cd9b0463 100644
--- a/math/cmath/include/algebra/math/impl/cmath_getter.hpp
+++ b/math/cmath/include/algebra/math/impl/cmath_getter.hpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct vector_getter {
   ALGEBRA_HOST_DEVICE inline result_type operator()(
       const matrix_type<ROWS, COLS> &m, std::size_t row, std::size_t col) {
 
-    result_type subvector;
+    result_type subvector{};
     for (std::size_t irow = row; irow < row + SIZE; ++irow) {
       subvector[irow - row] = m[col][irow];
     }
diff --git a/tests/common/test_host_basics.hpp b/tests/common/test_host_basics.hpp
index bcde193b..da493cae 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_host_basics.hpp
+++ b/tests/common/test_host_basics.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ TYPED_TEST_P(test_host_basics, transform3) {
   auto m44 = trf2.matrix();
   typename TypeParam::transform3 trfm(m44);
 
+  // Make sure that algebra::getter:vector can be called.
+  (void)algebra::getter::vector<3>(m44, 0, 0);
+  (void)algebra::getter::vector<3>(m44, 0, 1);
+  (void)algebra::getter::vector<3>(m44, 0, 2);
+
   // Re-evaluate rot and trn
   auto rotm = trfm.rotation();
   ASSERT_NEAR(element_getter(rotm, 0, 0), x[0], this->m_epsilon);