diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.h b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.h
index 4676ac532..77ea28485 100755
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/include/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.h
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/include/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class slsReceiverTCPIPInterface : private virtual slsDetectorDefs {
 	detectorType myDetectorType;
 
 	/** slsReceiverBase object */
-	slsReceiverImplementation *receiver;
+	slsReceiverImplementation *receiver{nullptr};
 
 	/** Function List */
 	int (slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::*flist[NUM_REC_FUNCTIONS])(sls::ServerInterface2& socket);
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
index 87cfaaf53..2e3344d2b 100755
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/slsReceiverTCPIPInterface.cpp
@@ -1906,7 +1906,6 @@ int slsReceiverTCPIPInterface::check_version_compatibility(sls::ServerInterface2
 	ret = OK;
 	memset(mess, 0, sizeof(mess));
 	int64_t arg = -1;
-	std::cout << "<----------------- HEY\n";
 	// get args, return if socket crashed
 	if (socket.receiveArg(ret, mess, &arg, sizeof(arg)) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;