diff --git a/src/fsfw/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp b/src/fsfw/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
index 284a14c96..adab58c8b 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/tcdistribution/PUSDistributor.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PUSDistributor::TcMqMapIter PUSDistributor::selectDestination() {
         tcStatus = checker.checkPacket(currentPacket);
         if(tcStatus != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 #if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1
-            const char* keyword = nullptr;
+            const char* keyword = "unnamed error";
             if(tcStatus == TcPacketCheck::INCORRECT_CHECKSUM) {
                 keyword = "checksum";
             }
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ PUSDistributor::TcMqMapIter PUSDistributor::selectDestination() {
             else if(tcStatus == TcPacketCheck::INCOMPLETE_PACKET) {
                 keyword = "incomplete packet";
             }
-            else {
-                keyword = "unnamed error";
-            }
 #if FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
             sif::warning << "PUSDistributor::handlePacket: Packet format invalid, "
                     << keyword << " error" << std::endl;