diff --git a/include/kvm_websocket.hpp b/include/kvm_websocket.hpp
index 51246aa..d45d414 100644
--- a/include/kvm_websocket.hpp
+++ b/include/kvm_websocket.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 {
   public:
     explicit KvmSession(crow::websocket::Connection& connIn) :
-        conn(connIn), hostSocket(conn.getIoContext()), doingWrite(false)
+        conn(connIn), hostSocket(conn.getIoContext())
     {
         boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint(
             boost::asio::ip::make_address("127.0.0.1"), 5900);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket hostSocket;
     boost::beast::flat_static_buffer<1024UL * 50UL> outputBuffer;
     boost::beast::flat_static_buffer<1024UL> inputBuffer;
-    bool doingWrite;
+    bool doingWrite{false};
 };
 
 static boost::container::flat_map<crow::websocket::Connection*,