diff --git a/edmonds.cpp b/edmonds.cpp
index 83449be..d69f9f9 100644
--- a/edmonds.cpp
+++ b/edmonds.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ std::vector<NodeId> path_to_forest_root(Graph const & graph, NodeId id)
 }
 
 
-Graph maximum_matching(Graph & graph)
+
+Graph maximum_matching_from_initial_matching(Graph & graph)
 {
    graph.reset_forest();
    for(NodeId id = 0; id < graph.num_nodes(); ++id) {
@@ -119,4 +120,10 @@ Graph maximum_matching(Graph & graph)
       }
    }
 };
+
+Graph maximum_matching(Graph & graph) {
+   graph.reset_matching();
+   return maximum_matching_from_initial_matching(graph);
+}
+
 }