diff --git a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
index d40b10682..a25a3cd0c 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/messagelogwidget.cpp
@@ -876,6 +876,6 @@ void MessageLogWidget::connectToPlayer(Player *player)
 }
 
 MessageLogWidget::MessageLogWidget(const TabSupervisor *_tabSupervisor, TabGame *_game, QWidget *parent)
-    : ChatView(_tabSupervisor, _game, false, parent)
+    : ChatView(_tabSupervisor, _game, false, parent), currentContext(MessageContext_None)
 {
 }