diff --git a/include/fc/static_variant.hpp b/include/fc/static_variant.hpp
index 5fe7eb3..122eee0 100644
--- a/include/fc/static_variant.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/static_variant.hpp
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public:
     };
     static_variant()
     {
+       _tag = 0;
        impl::storage_ops<0, Types...>::con(0, storage);
     }