diff --git a/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp b/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
index 97d5f90b..35c2e975 100644
--- a/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
+++ b/src/headers/switcher-data-structs.hpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class SwitcherThread;
  * SwitcherData  
  ********************************************************************************/
 struct SwitcherData {
-	SwitcherThread *th;
+	SwitcherThread *th = nullptr;
 
 	condition_variable cv;
 	mutex m;