diff --git a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimIkonosRpcModel.cpp b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimIkonosRpcModel.cpp
index 73b76a8dcaeef027b8250d52d87912c96a174b68..a0dc0f7aee0bd164d325d93ef057556eccabf3b0 100644
--- a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimIkonosRpcModel.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimIkonosRpcModel.cpp
@@ -848,12 +848,14 @@ bool ossimIkonosRpcModel::saveState(ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
 bool ossimIkonosRpcModel::loadState(const ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
                                     const char* prefix)
 {
-   if(theSupportData.valid())
+   if( !theSupportData )
    {
-      ossimString supportPrefix = ossimString(prefix) + "support_data.";
-      theSupportData->loadState(kwl, supportPrefix);
+      theSupportData = new ossimIkonosMetaData();
    }
 
+   ossimString supportPrefix = ossimString(prefix) + "support_data.";
+   theSupportData->loadState(kwl, supportPrefix);
+
    return ossimRpcModel::loadState(kwl, prefix);
 }
 
diff --git a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimQuickbirdRpcModel.cpp b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimQuickbirdRpcModel.cpp
index 7594b7f2a3764dffe1374977d8455b04baa24869..19aabc02f74e611cca5e4bffce4f1eaffd9a92ed 100644
--- a/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimQuickbirdRpcModel.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/otbossim/src/ossim/projection/ossimQuickbirdRpcModel.cpp
@@ -438,12 +438,14 @@ bool ossimQuickbirdRpcModel::saveState(ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
 bool ossimQuickbirdRpcModel::loadState(const ossimKeywordlist& kwl,
                                        const char* prefix)
 {
- if(theSupportData.valid())
+   if( !theSupportData )
    {
-      ossimString supportPrefix = ossimString(prefix) + "support_data.";
-      theSupportData->loadState(kwl, supportPrefix);
+      theSupportData = new ossimQuickbirdMetaData();
    }
 
+   ossimString supportPrefix = ossimString(prefix) + "support_data.";
+   theSupportData->loadState(kwl, supportPrefix);
+
    return ossimRpcModel::loadState(kwl, prefix);
 }