diff --git a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/Utility/VelocitySmoothing.hpp b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/Utility/VelocitySmoothing.hpp
index 048e12c9d5..460698380a 100644
--- a/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/Utility/VelocitySmoothing.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/FlightTasks/tasks/Utility/VelocitySmoothing.hpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ private:
 			       float &accel_out, float &vel_out, float &pos_out);
 
 	/* Inputs */
-	float _vel_sp;
+	float _vel_sp{0.0f};
 	float _dt = 1.f;
 
 	/* Constraints */