diff --git a/GeneratorInterface/RivetInterface/plugins/HTXSRivetProducer.cc b/GeneratorInterface/RivetInterface/plugins/HTXSRivetProducer.cc
index 90ebee87772c3..564a710855c8c 100644
--- a/GeneratorInterface/RivetInterface/plugins/HTXSRivetProducer.cc
+++ b/GeneratorInterface/RivetInterface/plugins/HTXSRivetProducer.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class HTXSRivetProducer : public edm::one::EDProducer<edm::one::WatchRuns, edm::
     usesResource("Rivet");
     _prodMode = cfg.getParameter<string>("ProductionMode");
     m_HiggsProdMode = HTXS::UNKNOWN;
-
+    _HTXS = nullptr;
+    _analysisHandler = nullptr;
     produces<HTXS::HiggsClassification>("HiggsClassification").setBranchAlias("HiggsClassification");
   }