diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_info.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_info.vhd
index bf74d2baef718b791718f6ccc6d15138e9407959..81b001393f66f8cabcc9749bc56486b81f1c7d67 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_info.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_info.vhd
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ END sdp_info;
 
 ARCHITECTURE str OF sdp_info IS
 
-  SIGNAL sdp_info_ro: t_sdp_info;  -- ro = read only
+  SIGNAL sdp_info_ro: t_sdp_info := c_sdp_info_rst;  -- ro = read only
   SIGNAL block_period: STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 DOWNTO 0);
 
 BEGIN