diff --git a/src/Model/ContactItem.h b/src/Model/ContactItem.h
index 7eda17d..861ad26 100644
--- a/src/Model/ContactItem.h
+++ b/src/Model/ContactItem.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ using json = nlohmann::json;
 class ContactItem
 {
 private:
-    QString _myAddress;
-    QString _partnerAddress;
-    QString _name;
-    QString _cid;
-    QString _avatar;
+    QString _myAddress = "";
+    QString _partnerAddress = "";
+    QString _name = "";
+    QString _cid = "";
+    QString _avatar = ":/icons/res/sdlogo.png";
     
 public:
     ContactItem();