diff --git a/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp b/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
index 1798b152..a8f13963 100644
--- a/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
+++ b/linux/csp/CspComIF.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ReturnValue_t CspComIF::sendMessage(CookieIF *cookie,
 
 	/* Extract csp port and bytes to query from command buffer */
 	uint8_t cspPort;
-	uint16_t querySize;
+	uint16_t querySize = 0;
 	result = getPortAndQuerySize(&sendData, &sendLen, &cspPort, &querySize);
 	if(result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return result;