diff --git a/src/kdtree/bounds.rs b/src/kdtree/bounds.rs
index d6bb9a1..f9a0413 100644
--- a/src/kdtree/bounds.rs
+++ b/src/kdtree/bounds.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ pub struct Bounds<F: Float> {
 impl<F: Float> Bounds<F> {
     pub fn new_from_points<T: KdTreePoint<F>>(points: &[T]) -> Bounds<F> {
         let mut bounds = Bounds {
-            bounds: Vec::with_capacity(points[0].dims()),
+            bounds: {
+                let dims = points[0].dims();
+                let mut v = Vec::with_capacity(dims);
+                for _ in 0..dims{
+                    v.push((F::zero(), F::zero()));
+                }
+                v
+            },
             widest_dim: 0,
             midvalue_of_widest_dim: F::zero(),
         };