diff --git a/permissions.cpp b/permissions.cpp
index dc5139b..b9c5248 100644
--- a/permissions.cpp
+++ b/permissions.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Permissions::Permissions(int permissions)
 
 Permissions::Permissions(const std::string &str)
 {
+	this->permissions = 0;
 	for(auto permission : permmap)
 	{
 		if(str.find(permission.first) != std::string::npos)
diff --git a/permissions.h b/permissions.h
index 1465b78..dc19141 100644
--- a/permissions.h
+++ b/permissions.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 class Permissions
 {
 private:
-	int permissions;
+	int permissions = 0;
 	const std::map<std::string, int> permmap =
 	{
 		{ "can_read", PERM_CAN_READ  },