diff --git a/src/driver/streamts.cpp b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
index 544e4b1c7..1de643fd9 100644
--- a/src/driver/streamts.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/streamts.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ CStreamInstance::CStreamInstance(int clientfd, t_channel_id chid, stream_pids_t
 	running = false;
 	dmx = NULL;
 	buf = NULL;
+	frontend = NULL;
 }
 
 CStreamInstance::~CStreamInstance()