diff --git a/src/modules/logger/logger.h b/src/modules/logger/logger.h
index b247fd292f..c0516180a6 100644
--- a/src/modules/logger/logger.h
+++ b/src/modules/logger/logger.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ private:
 	uint32_t					_log_interval;
 };
 
-Logger *logger_ptr;
+Logger *logger_ptr = nullptr;
 int		logger_task = -1;
 pthread_t _writer_thread;