diff --git a/CPUMeter.c b/CPUMeter.c
index b6f8d35e..7c90bb6d 100644
--- a/CPUMeter.c
+++ b/CPUMeter.c
@@ -124,12 +124,15 @@ static void CPUMeter_display(Object* cast, RichString* out) {
 
 static void AllCPUsMeter_init(Meter* this) {
    int cpus = this->pl->cpuCount;
-   this->drawData = malloc(sizeof(Meter*) * cpus);
+   if (!this->drawData)
+      this->drawData = calloc(sizeof(Meter*), cpus);
    Meter** meters = (Meter**) this->drawData;
-   for (int i = 0; i < cpus; i++)
-      meters[i] = Meter_new(this->pl, i+1, &CPUMeter);
-   this->h = cpus;
-   this->mode = BAR_METERMODE;
+   for (int i = 0; i < cpus; i++) {
+      if (!meters[i])
+         meters[i] = Meter_new(this->pl, i+1, &CPUMeter);
+      meters[i]->type->init(meters[i]);
+   }
+   this->h = Meter_modes[this->mode]->h;
 }
 
 static void AllCPUsMeter_done(Meter* this) {
diff --git a/Meter.c b/Meter.c
index fe31e54a..713cd12f 100644
--- a/Meter.c
+++ b/Meter.c
@@ -155,8 +155,9 @@ Meter* Meter_new(ProcessList* pl, int param, MeterType* type) {
 }
 
 void Meter_delete(Object* cast) {
+   if (!cast)
+      return;
    Meter* this = (Meter*) cast;
-   assert (this != NULL);
    if (this->type->done) {
       this->type->done(this);
    }