diff --git a/timer.hpp b/timer.hpp
index 6a59c0d..e39d85c 100644
--- a/timer.hpp
+++ b/timer.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
          *
          *  This is set to true when the timeoutHandler is called into
          */
-        bool expired = false;
+        bool expired = true;
 
         /** @brief Initializes the timer object with infinite
          *         expiration time and sets up the callback handler