diff --git a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
index 705d660a2e..784205a2da 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/avatars/AvatarMixerSlave.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void AvatarMixerSlave::broadcastAvatarDataToAgent(const SharedNodePointer& node)
 
         assert(otherNode); // we can't have gotten here without the avatarData being a valid key in the map
 
-        AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail detail;
+        AvatarData::AvatarDataDetail detail = AvatarData::NoData;
 
         // NOTE: Here's where we determine if we are over budget and drop to bare minimum data
         int minimRemainingAvatarBytes = minimumBytesPerAvatar * remainingAvatars;