diff --git a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
index 483ee72be..806c6b587 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/internalerror/InternalErrorReporter.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 InternalErrorReporter::InternalErrorReporter(object_id_t setObjectId, uint32_t messageQueueDepth)
     : SystemObject(setObjectId),
+      commandQueue(QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(messageQueueDepth)),
       poolManager(this, commandQueue),
       internalErrorSid(setObjectId, InternalErrorDataset::ERROR_SET_ID),
       internalErrorDataset(this) {