diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/qmlview/qmlviewgadget.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/qmlview/qmlviewgadget.cpp
index 53db5d56e..aa071e893 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/qmlview/qmlviewgadget.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/qmlview/qmlviewgadget.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ QmlViewGadget::QmlViewGadget(QString classId, QmlViewGadgetWidget *widget, QWidg
     IUAVGadget(classId, parent),
     m_widget(widget)
 {
+    m_container = NULL;
     m_parent = parent;
 }