diff --git a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
index 12c5aaeb7..32038406c 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ MessageQueueId_t InternalErrorReporter::getCommandQueue() const {
 
 ReturnValue_t InternalErrorReporter::initializeLocalDataPool(localpool::DataPool &localDataPoolMap,
                                                              LocalDataPoolManager &poolManager) {
-  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::TM_HITS, new PoolEntry<uint32_t>());
-  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::QUEUE_HITS, new PoolEntry<uint32_t>());
-  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::STORE_HITS, new PoolEntry<uint32_t>());
+  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::TM_HITS, &tmHitsEntry);
+  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::QUEUE_HITS, &queueHitsEntry);
+  localDataPoolMap.emplace(errorPoolIds::STORE_HITS,&storeHitsEntry);
   poolManager.subscribeForDiagPeriodicPacket(subdp::DiagnosticsHkPeriodicParams(
       internalErrorSid, false,
       static_cast<float>(getPeriodicOperationFrequency()) / static_cast<float>(1000.0)));
diff --git a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.h b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.h
index 549be4bdc..ca82d1a4f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.h
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ class InternalErrorReporter : public SystemObject,
   uint32_t queueHits = 0;
   uint32_t tmHits = 0;
   uint32_t storeHits = 0;
+  PoolEntry<uint32_t> tmHitsEntry = PoolEntry<uint32_t>();
+  PoolEntry<uint32_t> storeHitsEntry = PoolEntry<uint32_t>();
+  PoolEntry<uint32_t> queueHitsEntry = PoolEntry<uint32_t>();
 
   uint32_t getAndResetQueueHits();
   void incrementQueueHits();