diff --git a/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.cpp b/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.cpp
index 869b2bf41a..6cd641e73b 100644
--- a/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.cpp
+++ b/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ void AngleHybrid::coeff(int narg, char **arg)
   }
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   run angle style specific initialization
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void AngleHybrid::init_style()
+{
+  for (int m = 0; m < nstyles; m++)
+    if (styles[m]) styles[m]->init_style();
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    return an equilbrium angle length 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.h b/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.h
index b8c858224f..8f12bcb3db 100644
--- a/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.h
+++ b/src/MOLECULE/angle_hybrid.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class AngleHybrid : public Angle {
   void compute(int, int);
   void settings(int, char **);
   void coeff(int, char **);
+  void init_style();
   double equilibrium_angle(int);
   void write_restart(FILE *);
   void read_restart(FILE *);
diff --git a/src/angle.cpp b/src/angle.cpp
index 54a3a5d051..709ace1826 100644
--- a/src/angle.cpp
+++ b/src/angle.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ void Angle::init()
   if (!allocated) error->all(FLERR,"Angle coeffs are not set");
   for (int i = 1; i <= atom->nangletypes; i++)
     if (setflag[i] == 0) error->all(FLERR,"All angle coeffs are not set");
+
+  init_style();
 }
 
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------