diff --git a/modules/catkin_ws/src/PlatoonProtocolLib/src/FollowerVehicle.cpp b/modules/catkin_ws/src/PlatoonProtocolLib/src/FollowerVehicle.cpp
index 74adffec4971a8b31646d82f36f9e57b80189687..cbeb0e55834d89dd6d3eca936542fc1b3d7231d7 100644
--- a/modules/catkin_ws/src/PlatoonProtocolLib/src/FollowerVehicle.cpp
+++ b/modules/catkin_ws/src/PlatoonProtocolLib/src/FollowerVehicle.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ FollowerVehicle::FollowerVehicle(PrivateTag, networking::Networking & net, const
     : Vehicle(net, info, Role::FOLLOWER)
 {
     heartbeatTimer = networking::time::Timer::create(net);
+    broadcastTimer = networking::time::Timer::create(net);
 }
 
 void FollowerVehicle::stop()