diff --git a/groundStation/src/vrpn_tracker.cpp b/groundStation/src/vrpn_tracker.cpp
index ed71ca151df63ba24d4f805e4365e25d41eacac7..77fb702ec4710302d8a8fe00746cac8d9233248c 100644
--- a/groundStation/src/vrpn_tracker.cpp
+++ b/groundStation/src/vrpn_tracker.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ namespace microcart
 	{
 	}
 
-	Tracker::Tracker(std::string server) : Tracker(server.c_str())
+	Tracker::Tracker(std::string server) : 
+		remote(server.c_str()),
+		stop_flag(0),
+		trackerData()
 	{
 	}