diff --git a/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.cpp b/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.cpp
index 5c10967..46ca8ee 100644
--- a/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
     objServer(objectServer), inputDev(io), waitTimer(io),
     nameTcontrol("Tcontrol CPU" + std::to_string(cpuId)), path(path),
     privTcontrol(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN()),
-    dtsOffset(dtsOffset), show(show), pollTime(IntelCPUSensor::sensorPollMs)
-
+    dtsOffset(dtsOffset), show(show)
 {
     if (show)
     {
diff --git a/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.hpp b/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.hpp
index f51158b..28ea7df 100644
--- a/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.hpp
+++ b/src/intel-cpu/IntelCPUSensor.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     double privTcontrol;
     double dtsOffset;
     bool show;
-    size_t pollTime;
+    size_t pollTime{IntelCPUSensor::sensorPollMs};
     bool loggedInterfaceDown = false;
     uint8_t minMaxReadCounter{0};
     int fd{};
diff --git a/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.cpp b/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.cpp
index 756abe6..997ce3d 100644
--- a/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.cpp
+++ b/src/nvidia-gpu/NvidiaGpuPowerSensor.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::literals;
 
-// GPU Power Sensor Averaging Interval in seconds, 0 implies default
-constexpr uint8_t gpuPowerAveragingIntervalInSec{0};
-
 static constexpr double gpuPowerSensorMaxReading = 5000;
 static constexpr double gpuPowerSensorMinReading =
     std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::min();
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@
            "power", false, true, gpuPowerSensorMaxReading,
            gpuPowerSensorMinReading, conn),
     eid(eid), sensorId{sensorId},
-    averagingInterval{gpuPowerAveragingIntervalInSec},
+
     mctpRequester(mctpRequester), objectServer(objectServer)
 
 {
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;
 
diff --git a/src/sensor.hpp b/src/sensor.hpp
index 07d70ec..b21df1e 100644
--- a/src/sensor.hpp
+++ b/src/sensor.hpp
@@ -78,13 +78,18 @@
         configInterface(configInterfaceName(objectType)),
         isSensorSettable(isSettable), isValueMutable(isMutable), maxValue(max),
         minValue(min), thresholds(std::move(thresholdData)),
-        hysteresisTrigger((max - min) * 0.01),
-        hysteresisPublish((max - min) * 0.0001), dbusConnection(conn),
-        readState(readState),
+        dbusConnection(conn), readState(readState),
         instrumentation(enableInstrumentation
                             ? std::make_unique<SensorInstrumentation>()
                             : nullptr)
-    {}
+    {
+        // These inits confuse tidy because they're doing constructor params
+        // math on member variables that tidy suggests should be default
+        // initialized. NOLINTBEGIN(cppcoreguidelines-prefer-member-initializer)
+        hysteresisTrigger = (max - min) * 0.01;
+        hysteresisPublish = (max - min) * 0.0001;
+        // NOLINTEND(cppcoreguidelines-prefer-member-initializer)
+    }
     virtual ~Sensor() = default;
     virtual void checkThresholds() = 0;
     std::string name;
@@ -110,8 +115,8 @@
     double rawValue = std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN();
     bool overriddenState = false;
     bool internalSet = false;
-    double hysteresisTrigger;
-    double hysteresisPublish;
+    double hysteresisTrigger = 1.0;
+    double hysteresisPublish = 1.0;
     std::shared_ptr<sdbusplus::asio::connection> dbusConnection;
     PowerState readState;
     size_t errCount{0};