diff --git a/include/cli/detail/genericasioremotecli.h b/include/cli/detail/genericasioremotecli.h
index f8f7760..930a272 100644
--- a/include/cli/detail/genericasioremotecli.h
+++ b/include/cli/detail/genericasioremotecli.h
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class CliGenericTelnetServer : public Server<ASIOLIB>
     Scheduler& scheduler;
     Cli& cli;
     std::function< void(std::ostream&)> enterAction;
-    std::function< void(std::ostream&)> exitAction;
+    std::function< void(std::ostream&)> exitAction = [](std::ostream&) {};
     std::size_t historySize;
 };