diff --git a/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/BackoffSequence.h b/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/BackoffSequence.h
index 6deb067..a52e72d 100644
--- a/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/BackoffSequence.h
+++ b/libnetdutils/include/netdutils/BackoffSequence.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         time_type endOfSequenceIndicator{TIME_ZERO};
     };
 
-    BackoffSequence() {}
+    BackoffSequence() : BackoffSequence(Parameters{}) {}
     BackoffSequence(const BackoffSequence &) = default;
     BackoffSequence(BackoffSequence &&) = default;
     BackoffSequence& operator=(const BackoffSequence &) = default;