diff --git a/http/http_client.hpp b/http/http_client.hpp
index cd67398..d0b07a6 100644
--- a/http/http_client.hpp
+++ b/http/http_client.hpp
@@ -70,16 +70,16 @@
         parser;
     boost::circular_buffer_space_optimized<std::string> requestDataQueue{};
 
-    ConnState state;
+    ConnState state = ConnState::initialized;
+
     std::string subId;
     std::string host;
     std::string port;
-    std::string uri;
-    uint32_t retryCount;
-    uint32_t maxRetryAttempts;
-    uint32_t retryIntervalSecs;
-    std::string retryPolicyAction;
-    bool runningTimer;
+    uint32_t retryCount = 0;
+    uint32_t maxRetryAttempts = 5;
+    uint32_t retryIntervalSecs = 0;
+    std::string retryPolicyAction = "TerminateAfterRetries";
+    bool runningTimer = false;
 
     void doResolve()
     {
@@ -386,9 +386,7 @@
         conn(ioc),
         timer(ioc),
         req(boost::beast::http::verb::post, destUri, 11, "", httpHeader),
-        state(ConnState::initialized), subId(id), host(destIP), port(destPort),
-        uri(destUri), retryCount(0), maxRetryAttempts(5), retryIntervalSecs(0),
-        retryPolicyAction("TerminateAfterRetries"), runningTimer(false)
+        subId(id), host(destIP), port(destPort)
     {
         req.set(boost::beast::http::field::host, host);
         req.keep_alive(true);