diff --git a/src/host/settings.hpp b/src/host/settings.hpp
index 41a73688535..04b169a7b76 100644
--- a/src/host/settings.hpp
+++ b/src/host/settings.hpp
@@ -238,6 +238,6 @@ class Settings
     bool _fInterceptCopyPaste;
 
     bool _TerminalScrolling;
-    WCHAR _answerbackMessage[32];
+    WCHAR _answerbackMessage[32] = {};
     friend class RegistrySerialization;
 };