diff --git a/src/core/databasefactory.cpp b/src/core/databasefactory.cpp
index 2c9fa2af5..227f2be04 100644
--- a/src/core/databasefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/core/databasefactory.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
 QPointer<DatabaseFactory> DatabaseFactory::s_instance;
 
-DatabaseFactory::DatabaseFactory(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent) {
+DatabaseFactory::DatabaseFactory(QObject *parent)
+  : QObject(parent), m_initialized(false) {
   assemblyDatabaseFilePath();
 }