diff --git a/DQM/RPCMonitorClient/src/RPCOccupancyTest.cc b/DQM/RPCMonitorClient/src/RPCOccupancyTest.cc
index e74adb8e8947a..d8619e5403a7e 100644
--- a/DQM/RPCMonitorClient/src/RPCOccupancyTest.cc
+++ b/DQM/RPCMonitorClient/src/RPCOccupancyTest.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ void RPCOccupancyTest::beginJob(std::string& workingFolder) {
 
   totalStrips_ = 0.;
   totalActive_ = 0.;
+
+  Active_Dead = nullptr;
+  Active_Fraction = nullptr;
 }
 
 void RPCOccupancyTest::getMonitorElements(std::vector<MonitorElement*>& meVector,