diff --git a/src/zeroD/Reactor.cpp b/src/zeroD/Reactor.cpp
index dd0080dd2e..8a6785fd2a 100644
--- a/src/zeroD/Reactor.cpp
+++ b/src/zeroD/Reactor.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void Reactor::updateConnected(bool updatePressure) {
     m_thermo->saveState(m_state);
 
     // Update the mass flow rate of connected flow devices
-    double time = m_net->time();
+    double time = (m_net != nullptr) ? m_net->time() : 0.0;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m_outlet.size(); i++) {
         m_outlet[i]->updateMassFlowRate(time);
     }
diff --git a/test/SConscript b/test/SConscript
index a4979b6223..1ecb5df2d6 100644
--- a/test/SConscript
+++ b/test/SConscript
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ addTestProgram('thermo', 'thermo')
 addTestProgram('equil', 'equil')
 addTestProgram('kinetics', 'kinetics')
 addTestProgram('transport', 'transport')
+addTestProgram('zeroD', 'zeroD')
 
 python_subtests = ['']
 test_root = '#interfaces/cython/cantera/test'
diff --git a/test/zeroD/test_zeroD.cpp b/test/zeroD/test_zeroD.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9b97631f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/zeroD/test_zeroD.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <string>
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "cantera/thermo.h"
+#include "cantera/kinetics.h"
+#include "cantera/zerodim.h"
+
+using namespace Cantera;
+
+// This test ensures that prior reactor initialization of a reactor does
+// not affect later integration within a network. This example was
+// adapted from test_reactor.py::test_equilibrium_HP.
+TEST(ZeroDim, test_individual_reactor_initialization)
+{
+    // Initial conditions
+    double T0 = 1100.0;
+    double P0 = 10 * OneAtm;
+    double tol = 1e-7;
+    std::string X0 = "H2:1.0, O2:0.5, AR:8.0";
+    // Reactor solution, phase, and kinetics objects
+    std::shared_ptr<Solution> sol1 = newSolution("h2o2.yaml");
+    sol1->thermo()->setState_TPX(T0, P0, X0);
+    // Set up reactor object
+    Reactor reactor1;
+    reactor1.insert(sol1);
+    // Initialize reactor prior to integration to ensure no impact
+    reactor1.initialize();
+    // Setup reactor network and integrate
+    ReactorNet network;
+    network.addReactor(reactor1);
+    network.advance(1.0);
+    // Secondary gas for comparison
+    std::shared_ptr<Solution> sol2 = newSolution("h2o2.yaml");
+    sol2->thermo()->setState_TPX(T0, P0, X0);
+    sol2->thermo()->equilibrate("UV");
+    // Secondary reactor for comparison
+    Reactor reactor2;
+    reactor2.insert(sol2);
+    reactor2.initialize(0.0);
+    // Get state of reactors
+    std::vector<double> state1 (reactor1.neq());
+    std::vector<double> state2 (reactor2.neq());
+    reactor1.getState(state1.data());
+    reactor2.getState(state2.data());
+    // Compare the reactors.
+    EXPECT_EQ(reactor1.neq(), reactor2.neq());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < reactor1.neq(); i++)
+    {
+        EXPECT_NEAR(state1[i], state2[i], tol);
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    printf("Running main() from test_zeroD.cpp\n");
+    testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+    Cantera::make_deprecation_warnings_fatal();
+    int result = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+    Cantera::appdelete();
+    return result;
+}