diff --git a/HTMLKit/HTMLNodeIterator.m b/HTMLKit/HTMLNodeIterator.m
index 1439bdb..0c14127 100644
--- a/HTMLKit/HTMLNodeIterator.m
+++ b/HTMLKit/HTMLNodeIterator.m
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(short, TraverseDirection)
 	self = [super init];
 	if (self) {
 		_root = node;
+		_referenceNode = _root;
+		_pointerBeforeReferenceNode	= YES;
 		_whatToShow = HTMLNodeFilterShowAll;
 	}
 	return self;