diff --git a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
index 33b9062b99..e8781950f3 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/audio/AudioMixerSlavePool.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private:
     bool try_pop(SharedNodePointer& node);
 
     AudioMixerSlavePool& _pool;
-    bool _stop;
+    bool _stop { false };
 };
 
 // Slave pool for audio mixers