diff --git a/src/Variant.cpp b/src/Variant.cpp
index 55d9885d5..3862aa58f 100644
--- a/src/Variant.cpp
+++ b/src/Variant.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ Variant::Variant (const Variant& other)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Variant::Variant (const bool value)
-: _bool (value)
+: _type (Variant::type_boolean)
+, _bool (value)
 {
 }