diff --git a/common/chaton.hpp b/common/chaton.hpp
index 37fcd162d..06646c372 100644
--- a/common/chaton.hpp
+++ b/common/chaton.hpp
@@ -301,9 +301,13 @@ public:
 
 class ChatTemplates : public GroupKV {
 
+public:
+
+    ChatTemplates(GroupKVMapMapVariant defaultMap) : GroupKV(defaultMap) {}
+
 };
 
-ChatTemplates gCT;
+ChatTemplates gCT = {{}};
 
 #ifdef CHATON_JSON