diff --git a/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.hpp b/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.hpp
index 89b0ab4..7933f75 100644
--- a/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.hpp
+++ b/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     uint8_t sensorId;
 
-    uint8_t averagingInterval;
+    uint8_t averagingInterval = 0;
 
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> conn;