diff --git a/vpnor/backend.cpp b/vpnor/backend.cpp
index 3866c57..d081b13 100644
--- a/vpnor/backend.cpp
+++ b/vpnor/backend.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
     try
     {
         priv->vpnor = new vpnor_partition_table;
+        // Table object may throw error hence initialize table pointer
+        // to null so that no one try to free the junk pointer.
+        priv->vpnor->table = NULL;
         priv->vpnor->table =
             new openpower::virtual_pnor::partition::Table(backend);
     }