diff --git a/distr/flecs.c b/distr/flecs.c
index a5975bc4f..5fffb6688 100644
--- a/distr/flecs.c
+++ b/distr/flecs.c
@@ -17290,6 +17290,7 @@ ecs_cmd_t* flecs_cmd_new(
     ecs_cmd_t *cmd = ecs_vec_append_t(&stage->allocator, &stage->cmd->queue, 
         ecs_cmd_t);
     cmd->is._1.value = NULL;
+    cmd->id = 0;
     cmd->next_for_entity = 0;
     cmd->entry = NULL;
     cmd->system = stage->system;
diff --git a/src/stage.c b/src/stage.c
index f27f554a2..b4f97b460 100644
--- a/src/stage.c
+++ b/src/stage.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ ecs_cmd_t* flecs_cmd_new(
     ecs_cmd_t *cmd = ecs_vec_append_t(&stage->allocator, &stage->cmd->queue, 
         ecs_cmd_t);
     cmd->is._1.value = NULL;
+    cmd->id = 0;
     cmd->next_for_entity = 0;
     cmd->entry = NULL;
     cmd->system = stage->system;