diff --git a/src/BeamAdapter/component/BeamInterpolation.inl b/src/BeamAdapter/component/BeamInterpolation.inl
index e6328422..396e53a4 100644
--- a/src/BeamAdapter/component/BeamInterpolation.inl
+++ b/src/BeamAdapter/component/BeamInterpolation.inl
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ void BeamInterpolation<DataTypes>::init()
 template <class DataTypes>
 void BeamInterpolation<DataTypes>::bwdInit()
 {
+    this->d_componentState.setValue(ComponentState::Loading);
     BaseBeamInterpolation<DataTypes>::bwdInit();
 
+    if (this->d_componentState.getValue() == ComponentState::Invalid)
+        return;
+
     Size nbEdges = this->m_topology->getNbEdges();
     auto youngModulus = sofa::helper::getWriteOnlyAccessor(d_defaultYoungModulus);
     if (youngModulus.size() != nbEdges)