diff --git a/include/TResourceManager.h b/include/TResourceManager.h
index aad951b4..5cdc4980 100644
--- a/include/TResourceManager.h
+++ b/include/TResourceManager.h
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ class TResourceManager {
     int mModsLoaded = 0;
 
     std::mutex mModsMutex;
-    nlohmann::json mMods;
+    nlohmann::json mMods = nlohmann::json::array();
 };