diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/common/metrics_hub.h b/lib/include/srslte/common/metrics_hub.h
index ca6d0beac..5dc22f7c1 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/common/metrics_hub.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/common/metrics_hub.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 private:
   void run_period() {
     if (m) {
-      metrics_t metric;
+      metrics_t metric = {};
       m->get_metrics(metric);
       for (uint32_t i=0;i<listeners.size();i++) {
         listeners[i]->set_metrics(metric);