diff --git a/CPPFImdlp.cpp b/CPPFImdlp.cpp
index 7aa0beb..0cd833c 100644
--- a/CPPFImdlp.cpp
+++ b/CPPFImdlp.cpp
@@ -8,16 +8,11 @@
 #include "Metrics.h"
 namespace mdlp {
 
-    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp():min_length(3), depth(0), max_depth(numeric_limits<int>::max()), proposed_cuts(0),
-        indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
-        metrics(Metrics(y, indices)), num_cut_points(numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
-    {
-    }
-    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp(size_t min_length_, int max_depth_, float proposed): min_length(min_length_), depth(0),
-        max_depth(max_depth_), proposed_cuts(proposed), indices(indices_t()), X(samples_t()), y(labels_t()),
-        metrics(Metrics(y, indices)), num_cut_points(numeric_limits<size_t>::max())
+    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp(size_t min_length_, int max_depth_, float proposed): min_length(min_length_),
+        max_depth(max_depth_), proposed_cuts(proposed)
     {
     }
+    CPPFImdlp::CPPFImdlp() = default;
     CPPFImdlp::~CPPFImdlp() = default;
 
     size_t CPPFImdlp::compute_max_num_cut_points()
diff --git a/CPPFImdlp.h b/CPPFImdlp.h
index a24ffaf..f7364c2 100644
--- a/CPPFImdlp.h
+++ b/CPPFImdlp.h
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
 namespace mdlp {
     class CPPFImdlp {
     protected:
-        size_t min_length;
-        int depth, max_depth;
-        float proposed_cuts;
-        indices_t indices;
-        samples_t X;
-        labels_t y;
-        Metrics metrics;
+        size_t min_length = 3;
+        int depth = 0;
+        int max_depth = numeric_limits<int>::max();
+        float proposed_cuts = 0;
+        indices_t indices = indices_t();
+        samples_t X = samples_t();
+        labels_t y = labels_t();
+        Metrics metrics = Metrics(y, indices);
         cutPoints_t cutPoints;
-        size_t num_cut_points;
+        size_t num_cut_points = numeric_limits<size_t>::max();
 
         static indices_t sortIndices(samples_t&, labels_t&);
         void computeCutPoints(size_t, size_t, int);