diff --git a/js/gdm/util.js b/js/gdm/util.js
index 89ad54497..84eb1315a 100644
--- a/js/gdm/util.js
+++ b/js/gdm/util.js
@@ -103,10 +103,22 @@ export class ShellUserVerifier extends Signals.EventEmitter {
         this._reauthOnly = params.reauthenticationOnly;
 
         this._client = client;
+        this._cancellable = null;
 
         this._defaultService = null;
         this._preemptingService = null;
 
+        this._messageQueue = [];
+        this._messageQueueTimeoutId = 0;
+
+        this._failCounter = 0;
+        this._unavailableServices = new Set();
+
+        this._credentialManagers = {};
+
+        this.reauthenticating = false;
+        this.smartcardDetected = false;
+
         this._settings = new Gio.Settings({schema_id: LOGIN_SCREEN_SCHEMA});
         this._settings.connect('changed',
             this._updateDefaultService.bind(this));
@@ -131,15 +143,6 @@ export class ShellUserVerifier extends Signals.EventEmitter {
             'smartcard-inserted', this._checkForSmartcard.bind(this),
             'smartcard-removed', this._checkForSmartcard.bind(this), this);
 
-        this._messageQueue = [];
-        this._messageQueueTimeoutId = 0;
-        this.reauthenticating = false;
-
-        this._failCounter = 0;
-        this._unavailableServices = new Set();
-
-        this._credentialManagers = {};
-
         this.addCredentialManager(OVirt.SERVICE_NAME, OVirt.getOVirtCredentialsManager());
         this.addCredentialManager(Vmware.SERVICE_NAME, Vmware.getVmwareCredentialsManager());
     }