diff --git a/src/group_manager_api.cc b/src/group_manager_api.cc
index 4a83ec3..11b4721 100644
--- a/src/group_manager_api.cc
+++ b/src/group_manager_api.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ shared_ptr<Adapter::GroupDriverEngine> grp_drv_engine;
 
 DYNAMIC_API PEP_STATUS adapter_group_init()
 {
-    PEP_STATUS status;
+    PEP_STATUS status = PEP_STATUS_OK;
     try {
         const string lm_dummy_db_filename = "groups.db";
 #ifdef WIN32