diff --git a/src/bitdht/bdstddht.cc b/src/bitdht/bdstddht.cc
index a053f35..6a2d5ab 100644
--- a/src/bitdht/bdstddht.cc
+++ b/src/bitdht/bdstddht.cc
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ void bdStdDht::bdPrintNodeId(std::ostream &out, const bdNodeId *a)
 	
 /**************************/
 
+bdModDht::bdModDht()
+	:mNodesPerBucket(BITDHT_STANDARD_BUCKET_SIZE)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
 void bdModDht::setNodesPerBucket(uint16_t nodesPerBucket)
 {
 	mNodesPerBucket = nodesPerBucket;
diff --git a/src/bitdht/bdstddht.h b/src/bitdht/bdstddht.h
index a6fe813..aeb8d26 100644
--- a/src/bitdht/bdstddht.h
+++ b/src/bitdht/bdstddht.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ virtual void bdPrintNodeId(std::ostream &out, const bdNodeId *a);
 class bdModDht: public bdStdDht
 {
 	public:
+	bdModDht();
 virtual void setNodesPerBucket(uint16_t nodesPerBucket);
 virtual uint16_t bdNodesPerBucket(); /* used for bdspace */