diff --git a/include/geometrycentral/surface/exact_geodesics.h b/include/geometrycentral/surface/exact_geodesics.h
index 444aae22..ae002daf 100755
--- a/include/geometrycentral/surface/exact_geodesics.h
+++ b/include/geometrycentral/surface/exact_geodesics.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class GeodesicAlgorithmExact {
   bool check_stop_conditions(unsigned& index) const;
 
   void clear();
+  void clear_data();
 
   list_pointer interval_list(Edge e) { return &m_edge_interval_lists[e]; };
   const_list_pointer interval_list(Edge e) const { return &m_edge_interval_lists[e]; };
diff --git a/src/surface/exact_geodesics.cpp b/src/surface/exact_geodesics.cpp
index 6b126962..7d955f6b 100644
--- a/src/surface/exact_geodesics.cpp
+++ b/src/surface/exact_geodesics.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ GeodesicAlgorithmExact::GeodesicAlgorithmExact(SurfaceMesh& mesh_, IntrinsicGeom
     : m_max_propagation_distance(1e100), mesh(mesh_), geom(geom_), m_memory_allocator(mesh_.nEdges(), mesh_.nEdges()) {
 
   geom.requireEdgeLengths();
+  geom.requireCornerAngles();
+  geom.requireVertexGaussianCurvatures();
 
   m_edge_interval_lists = EdgeData<IntervalList>(mesh);
   for (Edge e : mesh.edges()) {
@@ -443,7 +445,6 @@ void GeodesicAlgorithmExact::propagate(const std::vector<SurfacePoint>& sources,
   m_queue_max_size = 0;
 
   IntervalWithStop candidates[2];
-  geom.requireCornerAngles();
 
   while (!m_queue.empty()) {
     m_queue_max_size = std::max(m_queue.size(), m_queue_max_size);
@@ -469,9 +470,7 @@ void GeodesicAlgorithmExact::propagate(const std::vector<SurfacePoint>& sources,
     bool const last_interval = min_interval->next() == nullptr;
 
     auto saddleOrBoundary = [&](Vertex v) -> bool {
-      geom.requireVertexGaussianCurvatures();
       bool saddle = geom.vertexGaussianCurvatures[v] < 0;
-      geom.unrequireVertexGaussianCurvatures();
       return saddle || vertexIsBoundary[v];
     };
 
@@ -606,8 +605,6 @@ void GeodesicAlgorithmExact::propagate(const std::vector<SurfacePoint>& sources,
   clock_t stop = clock();
   m_time_consumed = (static_cast<double>(stop) - static_cast<double>(start)) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
 
-  geom.unrequireCornerAngles();
-
   /*	for(unsigned i=0; i<m_edge_interval_lists.size(); ++i)
     {
       list_pointer list = &m_edge_interval_lists[i];
@@ -1380,5 +1377,21 @@ void GeodesicAlgorithmExact::clear() {
   m_propagation_distance_stopped = GEODESIC_INF;
 };
 
+void GeodesicAlgorithmExact::clear_data() {
+  // reset data except:
+  // - m_max_propagation_distance
+  // - mesh
+  // - geom
+  // - m_memory_allocator
+  // - m_edge_interval_lists
+  // - vertexIsManifold
+  // - vertexIsBoundary
+  m_stop_vertices.clear();
+  m_time_consumed = 0.0;
+  m_propagation_distance_stopped = GEODESIC_INF;
+  m_queue.clear();
+  m_sources.clear();
+}
+
 } // namespace surface
 } // namespace geometrycentral