diff --git a/retroshare-service/src/retroshare-service.cc b/retroshare-service/src/retroshare-service.cc
index 6e8b0d9d5..e1d84d2d7 100644
--- a/retroshare-service/src/retroshare-service.cc
+++ b/retroshare-service/src/retroshare-service.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     if(jsonApiServer)
 		jsonApiServer->authorizeToken("webui:"+webui_pass1);
 
-	std::atomic<bool> keepRunning = true;
+	std::atomic<bool> keepRunning(true);
 	rsControl->setShutdownCallback([&](int){keepRunning = false;});
 
 	while(keepRunning)