diff --git a/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp b/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
index f2968c32..af5584d8 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
+++ b/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 #include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
 
 template <typename T>
-PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry( T* initValue, uint8_t set_length, uint8_t set_valid ) : length(set_length), valid(set_valid) {
+PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue, uint8_t set_length, uint8_t set_valid ) : length(set_length), valid(set_valid) {
 	this->address = new T[this->length];
-	if (initValue != NULL) {
-		memcpy(this->address, initValue, this->getByteSize() );
-	} else {
-		memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize() );
+	if(initValue.size() == 0) {
+		memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize());
+	}
+	else {
+		memcpy(this->address, initValue.begin(), this->getByteSize());
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/datapool/PoolEntry.h b/datapool/PoolEntry.h
index ce41a991..97364bf0 100644
--- a/datapool/PoolEntry.h
+++ b/datapool/PoolEntry.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <framework/datapool/PoolEntryIF.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <initializer_list>
 /**
  * \brief		This is a small helper class that defines a single data pool entry.
  *
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ public:
 	 * \param set_length	Defines the array length of this entry.
 	 * \param set_valid		Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid (0) by default.
 	 */
-	PoolEntry( T* initValue = NULL, uint8_t set_length = 1, uint8_t set_valid = 0 );
+	PoolEntry( std::initializer_list<T> initValue = {}, uint8_t set_length = 1, uint8_t set_valid = 0 );
 	/**
 	 * \brief	The allocated memory for the variable is freed in the destructor.
 	 * \details	As the data pool is global, this dtor is only called on program exit.