diff --git a/src/util/tests/xmlconfig.cpp b/src/util/tests/xmlconfig.cpp
index 92e9c2418e1..ad9af36d6c1 100644
--- a/src/util/tests/xmlconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/util/tests/xmlconfig.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ protected:
 
 xmlconfig_test::xmlconfig_test()
 {
+   options = {};
 }
 
 xmlconfig_test::~xmlconfig_test()