diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
index aee26a5d5a..0024426be0 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetResourceRequest.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private slots:
     void onDownloadProgress(qint64 bytesReceived, qint64 bytesTotal);
 
 private:
-    AssetRequest* _assetRequest;
+    AssetRequest* _assetRequest { nullptr };
 };
 
 #endif