diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
index 20281c113e..b86cfd37f2 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/CounterStats.cpp
@@ -33,20 +33,40 @@
 //  int			sampleAt;
 
 
-CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory() {
-    init();
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory() :
+    currentCount(0),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(0.0),
+    lastCount(0),
+    lastTime(0.0),
+    totalTime(0.0),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
 }
 
-CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName) {
-    init();
-    name = myName;
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName) :
+    name(myName),
+    currentCount(0),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(0.0),
+    lastCount(0),
+    lastTime(0.0),
+    totalTime(0.0),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
 }
 
-CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName, double initialTime, long initialCount) {
-    init();
-    lastCount = currentCount = initialCount;
-    lastTime = currentTime = totalTime = initialTime;
-    name = myName;
+
+CounterStatHistory::CounterStatHistory(std::string myName, double initialTime, long initialCount) :
+    name(myName),
+    currentCount(initialCount),
+    currentDelta(0),
+    currentTime(initialTime),
+    lastCount(initialCount),
+    lastTime(initialTime),
+    totalTime(initialTime),
+    sampleAt(-1),
+    sampleCount(0) {
 }
 
 void CounterStatHistory::init() {