diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/event.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/event.cpp
index d65565ff74..4b7370d24f 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/event.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/event.cpp
@@ -79,27 +79,13 @@ sinsp_evt::sinsp_evt():
         m_errorcode(0),
         m_rawbuf_str_len(0),
         m_filtered_out(false),
-        m_event_info_table(g_infotables.m_event_info) {}
+        m_event_info_table(g_infotables.m_event_info),
+        m_source_idx(sinsp_no_event_source_idx),
+        m_source_name(NULL) {}
 
-sinsp_evt::sinsp_evt(sinsp *inspector):
-        m_inspector(inspector),
-        m_pevt(NULL),
-        m_pevt_storage(NULL),
-        m_cpuid(0),
-        m_evtnum(0),
-        m_flags(EF_NONE),
-        m_params_loaded(false),
-        m_info(NULL),
-        m_paramstr_storage(1024),
-        m_resolved_paramstr_storage(1024),
-        m_tinfo(NULL),
-        m_fdinfo(NULL),
-        m_fdinfo_name_changed(false),
-        m_iosize(0),
-        m_errorcode(0),
-        m_rawbuf_str_len(0),
-        m_filtered_out(false),
-        m_event_info_table(g_infotables.m_event_info) {}
+sinsp_evt::sinsp_evt(sinsp *inspector): sinsp_evt() {
+	m_inspector = inspector;
+}
 
 sinsp_evt::~sinsp_evt() {
 	if(m_pevt_storage) {