diff --git a/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rschannels.h b/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rschannels.h
index 81de6e1a7..293896b30 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rschannels.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/rsiface/rschannels.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ChannelInfo
 class ChannelMsgInfo 
 {
 	public:
-	ChannelMsgInfo() {}
+	ChannelMsgInfo () : count(0), size(0) {}
 	std::string channelId;
 	std::string msgId;
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ChannelMsgInfo
 class ChannelMsgSummary 
 {
 	public:
-	ChannelMsgSummary() {}
+	ChannelMsgSummary() : count(0) {}
 	std::string channelId;
 	std::string msgId;