diff --git a/YACReaderLibrary/server/startup.cpp b/YACReaderLibrary/server/startup.cpp
index be50c931..f490740f 100644
--- a/YACReaderLibrary/server/startup.cpp
+++ b/YACReaderLibrary/server/startup.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void Startup::stop() {
 
 
 Startup::Startup()
+    : listener(nullptr)
 {
 
 }