diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4e15eaa7..394f1e452 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/fsfw/fsfw/pulls/593
 
 ## Additions
 
+- New constructor for PoolEntry which allows to simply specify the length of the pool entry.
+  This is also the new default constructor for scalar value with 0 as an initial value
 - Added options for CI/CD builds: `FSFW_CICD_BUILD`. This allows the source code to know
   whether it is running in CI/CD
   PR: https://egit.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/fsfw/fsfw/pulls/623
diff --git a/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp b/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
index fd110e6c7..9138a7059 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.cpp
@@ -7,24 +7,26 @@
 #include "fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterface.h"
 
 template <typename T>
-PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue, bool setValid)
-    : length(static_cast<uint8_t>(initValue.size())), valid(setValid) {
-  this->address = new T[this->length];
-  if (initValue.size() == 0) {
-    std::memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize());
-  } else {
-    std::copy(initValue.begin(), initValue.end(), this->address);
+PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(uint8_t len, bool setValid) : length(len), valid(setValid) {
+  this->address = new T[this->length]();
+  std::memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize());
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValues, bool setValid)
+    : length(static_cast<uint8_t>(initValues.size())), valid(setValid) {
+  this->address = new T[this->length]();
+  if (initValues.size() > 0) {
+    std::copy(initValues.begin(), initValues.end(), this->address);
   }
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(T* initValue, uint8_t setLength, bool setValid)
+PoolEntry<T>::PoolEntry(const T* initValue, uint8_t setLength, bool setValid)
     : length(setLength), valid(setValid) {
-  this->address = new T[this->length];
+  this->address = new T[this->length]();
   if (initValue != nullptr) {
     std::memcpy(this->address, initValue, this->getByteSize());
-  } else {
-    std::memset(this->address, 0, this->getByteSize());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.h b/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.h
index d3d80f093..4010f78d2 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/datapool/PoolEntry.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class PoolEntry : public PoolEntryIF {
                 "instead! The ECSS standard defines a boolean as a one bit "
                 "field. Therefore it is preferred to store a boolean as an "
                 "uint8_t");
+
+  PoolEntry(uint8_t len = 1, bool setValid = false);
+
   /**
    * @brief	In the classe's constructor, space is allocated on the heap and
    * 			potential initialization values are copied to that space.
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ class PoolEntry : public PoolEntryIF {
    * @param setValid
    * Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid by default.
    */
-  PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue = {0}, bool setValid = false);
+  PoolEntry(std::initializer_list<T> initValue, bool setValid = false);
 
   /**
    * @brief	In the classe's constructor, space is allocated on the heap and
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ class PoolEntry : public PoolEntryIF {
    * @param setValid
    * Sets the initialization flag. It is invalid by default.
    */
-  PoolEntry(T* initValue, uint8_t setLength = 1, bool setValid = false);
+  PoolEntry(const T* initValue, uint8_t setLength = 1, bool setValid = false);
 
   //! Explicitely deleted copy ctor, copying is not allowed.
   PoolEntry(const PoolEntry&) = delete;