diff --git a/mission/tmtc/TmFunnelBase.cpp b/mission/tmtc/TmFunnelBase.cpp
index bbb5bcc3..6f788fc7 100644
--- a/mission/tmtc/TmFunnelBase.cpp
+++ b/mission/tmtc/TmFunnelBase.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void TmFunnelBase::addDestination(const char *name, const AcceptsTelemetryIF &do
 ReturnValue_t TmFunnelBase::sendPacketToDestinations(store_address_t origStoreId,
                                                      TmTcMessage &message,
                                                      const uint8_t *packetData, size_t size) {
-  ReturnValue_t result;
+  ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
   for (unsigned int idx = 0; idx < destinations.size(); idx++) {
     const auto &dest = destinations[idx];
     if (destinations.size() > 1) {