diff --git a/include/rtmp_manager.hpp b/include/rtmp_manager.hpp
index a9a14b0..99be22b 100644
--- a/include/rtmp_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/rtmp_manager.hpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private:
     static std::mutex stop_queue_mutex;
     static std::condition_variable stop_cv;
     static std::queue<std::unique_ptr<StreamContext>> stop_queue;
-    static std::atomic<bool> stop_thread_running{false};
+    static std::atomic<bool> stop_thread_running;
     static std::thread stop_thread;
     // store unique_ptr to avoid copy/move issues with atomic/thread
     static std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<StreamContext>> streams;