diff --git a/src/lib/mathlib/math/Matrix.hpp b/src/lib/mathlib/math/Matrix.hpp
index ea0cf4ca1e..c2109b479d 100644
--- a/src/lib/mathlib/math/Matrix.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/mathlib/math/Matrix.hpp
@@ -69,27 +69,32 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * trivial ctor
-	 * note that this ctor will not initialize elements
+	 * Initializes the elements to zero.
 	 */
-	MatrixBase() {
-		arm_mat = {M, N, &data[0][0]};
+	MatrixBase() : 
+		data{},
+		arm_mat{M, N, &data[0][0]}
+	{
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * copyt ctor
 	 */
-	MatrixBase(const MatrixBase<M, N> &m) {
-		arm_mat = {M, N, &data[0][0]};
+	MatrixBase(const MatrixBase<M, N> &m) :
+		arm_mat{M, N, &data[0][0]}
+	{
 		memcpy(data, m.data, sizeof(data));
 	}
 
-	MatrixBase(const float *d) {
-		arm_mat = {M, N, &data[0][0]};
+	MatrixBase(const float *d) :
+		arm_mat{M, N, &data[0][0]}
+	{
 		memcpy(data, d, sizeof(data));
 	}
 
-	MatrixBase(const float d[M][N]) {
-		arm_mat = {M, N, &data[0][0]};
+	MatrixBase(const float d[M][N]) : 
+		arm_mat{M, N, &data[0][0]}
+	{
 		memcpy(data, d, sizeof(data));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/mathlib/math/Vector.hpp b/src/lib/mathlib/math/Vector.hpp
index c7323c2153..5017b7c793 100644
--- a/src/lib/mathlib/math/Vector.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/mathlib/math/Vector.hpp
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * trivial ctor
-	 * note that this ctor will not initialize elements
+	 * initializes elements to zero
 	 */
-	VectorBase() {
-		arm_col = {N, 1, &data[0]};
+	VectorBase() :
+		data{},
+		arm_col{N, 1, &data[0]}
+	{
+
 	}
 
 	/**