diff --git a/src/platform/Ameba/AmebaUtils.cpp b/src/platform/Ameba/AmebaUtils.cpp
index 4ec66872133429..1d202ccd53f644 100644
--- a/src/platform/Ameba/AmebaUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/Ameba/AmebaUtils.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ CHIP_ERROR AmebaUtils::EnableStationMode(void)
 CHIP_ERROR AmebaUtils::SetWiFiConfig(rtw_wifi_config_t * config)
 {
     CHIP_ERROR err = CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    // don't store if ssid is null
+    if (config->ssid[0] == 0)
+    {
+        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
+    }
+
     /* Store Wi-Fi Configurations in Storage */
     err = PersistedStorage::KeyValueStoreMgr().Put(kWiFiSSIDKeyName, config->ssid, sizeof(config->ssid));
     SuccessOrExit(err);
diff --git a/src/platform/Ameba/NetworkCommissioningDriver.h b/src/platform/Ameba/NetworkCommissioningDriver.h
index 0303642d3c6396..3942b89627741f 100644
--- a/src/platform/Ameba/NetworkCommissioningDriver.h
+++ b/src/platform/Ameba/NetworkCommissioningDriver.h
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ class AmebaWiFiDriver final : public WiFiDriver
     bool NetworkMatch(const WiFiNetwork & network, ByteSpan networkId);
     CHIP_ERROR StartScanWiFiNetworks(ByteSpan ssid);
 
-    WiFiNetwork mSavedNetwork;
-    WiFiNetwork mStagingNetwork;
+    WiFiNetwork mSavedNetwork   = { 0 };
+    WiFiNetwork mStagingNetwork = { 0 };
     ScanCallback * mpScanCallback;
     ConnectCallback * mpConnectCallback;
     NetworkStatusChangeCallback * mpStatusChangeCallback = nullptr;