diff --git a/apps/EchoClient.cpp b/apps/EchoClient.cpp
index 457d9d5e0211b4ac0eb97f96a3d61b077f5ac7b6..bd2920c8e2c90c8ea46a290749966c60a61dd196 100644
--- a/apps/EchoClient.cpp
+++ b/apps/EchoClient.cpp
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ auto main(int argc, char* argv[]) -> int {
 		}
 
 		auto connect_duration = duration_cast<nanoseconds>(echo_start - connect_start).count();
-		uint64_t echoDurationUntilTermination;
+		uint64_t echoDurationUntilTermination = 0;
 		if (execution_seconds) {
 			echoDurationUntilTermination =
 					duration_cast<nanoseconds>(echoTerminationTime - echo_start).count();