diff --git a/domain-server/src/NodeConnectionData.h b/domain-server/src/NodeConnectionData.h
index 96e81839c6..779411d11e 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/NodeConnectionData.h
+++ b/domain-server/src/NodeConnectionData.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
                                              bool isConnectRequest = true);
     
     QUuid connectUUID;
-    quint64 lastPingTimestamp;
+    quint64 lastPingTimestamp{ 0 };
     NodeType_t nodeType;
     HifiSockAddr publicSockAddr;
     HifiSockAddr localSockAddr;