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*,
diff --git a/include/vm_websocket.hpp b/include/vm_websocket.hpp
index 6b7d9e7..5adf303 100644
--- a/include/vm_websocket.hpp
+++ b/include/vm_websocket.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 {
   public:
     Handler(const std::string& mediaIn, boost::asio::io_context& ios) :
-        pipeOut(ios), pipeIn(ios), media(mediaIn), doingWrite(false),
+        pipeOut(ios), pipeIn(ios), media(mediaIn),
         outputBuffer(new boost::beast::flat_static_buffer<nbdBufferSize>),
         inputBuffer(new boost::beast::flat_static_buffer<nbdBufferSize>)
     {}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     boost::process::async_pipe pipeIn;
     boost::process::child proxy;
     std::string media;
-    bool doingWrite;
+    bool doingWrite{false};
 
     std::unique_ptr<boost::beast::flat_static_buffer<nbdBufferSize>>
         outputBuffer;