diff --git a/src/texthandler.h b/src/texthandler.h
index 196d2deaf..20df7926c 100644
--- a/src/texthandler.h
+++ b/src/texthandler.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private:
 
     QString m_dataBuffer;
     int m_pos;
-    Type m_nextTokenType;
+    Type m_nextTokenType = Text;
     QString m_nextToken;
 
     void next();