diff --git a/sw/airborne/lisa/lisa_overo_link.c b/sw/airborne/lisa/lisa_overo_link.c
index 6ac2855c8f..c630d46ab9 100644
--- a/sw/airborne/lisa/lisa_overo_link.c
+++ b/sw/airborne/lisa/lisa_overo_link.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ void overo_link_init(void) {
   overo_link.timeout = OVERO_LINK_TIMEOUT-1;
   overo_link.msg_cnt = 0;
   overo_link.crc_err_cnt = 0;
+  overo_link.crc_error = FALSE;
   overo_link_arch_init();
 }