diff --git a/triqs/gfs/local/fourier_matsubara.cpp b/triqs/gfs/local/fourier_matsubara.cpp
index b36c4c2e..e51a0962 100644
--- a/triqs/gfs/local/fourier_matsubara.cpp
+++ b/triqs/gfs/local/fourier_matsubara.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace gfs {
   }
 
   void direct(gf_view<imfreq, scalar_valued, no_tail> gw, gf_const_view<imtime, scalar_valued, no_tail> gt) {
-   auto ta = local::tail();
+   auto ta = local::tail{1,1};
    direct_impl(gw, gt, ta);
   }