diff --git a/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp b/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
index 2ab737bfd..45ef9567a 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.cpp
@@ -291,11 +291,7 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::addUpdateToStore(HousekeepingSnapshot& updat
 
 void LocalDataPoolManager::handleChangeResetLogic(DataType type, DataId dataId,
                                                   MarkChangedIF* toReset) {
-  if (hkUpdateResetList == nullptr) {
-    /* Config error */
-    return;
-  }
-  HkUpdateResetList& listRef = *hkUpdateResetList;
+  HkUpdateResetList& listRef = hkUpdateResetList;
   for (auto& changeInfo : listRef) {
     if (changeInfo.dataType != type) {
       continue;
@@ -326,11 +322,7 @@ void LocalDataPoolManager::handleChangeResetLogic(DataType type, DataId dataId,
 }
 
 void LocalDataPoolManager::resetHkUpdateResetHelper() {
-  if (hkUpdateResetList == nullptr) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  for (auto& changeInfo : *hkUpdateResetList) {
+  for (auto& changeInfo : hkUpdateResetList) {
     changeInfo.currentUpdateCounter = changeInfo.updateCounter;
   }
 }
@@ -442,11 +434,7 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::subscribeForVariableUpdateMessage(
 }
 
 void LocalDataPoolManager::handleHkUpdateResetListInsertion(DataType dataType, DataId dataId) {
-  if (hkUpdateResetList == nullptr) {
-    hkUpdateResetList = new std::vector<struct HkUpdateResetHelper>();
-  }
-
-  for (auto& updateResetStruct : *hkUpdateResetList) {
+  for (auto& updateResetStruct : hkUpdateResetList) {
     if (dataType == DataType::DATA_SET) {
       if (updateResetStruct.dataId.sid == dataId.sid) {
         updateResetStruct.updateCounter++;
@@ -470,7 +458,7 @@ void LocalDataPoolManager::handleHkUpdateResetListInsertion(DataType dataType, D
   } else {
     hkUpdateResetHelper.dataId.localPoolId = dataId.localPoolId;
   }
-  hkUpdateResetList->push_back(hkUpdateResetHelper);
+  hkUpdateResetList.push_back(hkUpdateResetHelper);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t LocalDataPoolManager::handleHousekeepingMessage(CommandMessage* message) {
@@ -824,9 +812,7 @@ void LocalDataPoolManager::clearReceiversList() {
   /* Clear the vector completely and releases allocated memory. */
   HkReceivers().swap(hkReceivers);
   /* Also clear the reset helper if it exists */
-  if (hkUpdateResetList != nullptr) {
-    HkUpdateResetList().swap(*hkUpdateResetList);
-  }
+  HkUpdateResetList().swap(hkUpdateResetList);
 }
 
 MutexIF* LocalDataPoolManager::getLocalPoolMutex() { return this->mutex; }
diff --git a/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h b/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
index 041a4b059..998ca03b2 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/datapoollocal/LocalDataPoolManager.h
@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ class LocalDataPoolManager : public ProvidesDataPoolSubscriptionIF, public Acces
 
   using HkUpdateResetList = std::vector<struct HkUpdateResetHelper>;
   /** This list is used to manage creating multiple update packets and only resetting
-  the update flag if all of them were created. Will only be created when needed. */
-  HkUpdateResetList* hkUpdateResetList = nullptr;
+  the update flag if all of them were created. */
+  HkUpdateResetList hkUpdateResetList = HkUpdateResetList();
 
   /** This is the map holding the actual data. Should only be initialized
    * once ! */