diff --git a/include/fc/log/gelf_appender.hpp b/include/fc/log/gelf_appender.hpp
index ba81c3d..1df2b2a 100755
--- a/include/fc/log/gelf_appender.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/log/gelf_appender.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace fc
     {
       string endpoint = "127.0.0.1:12201";
       string host = "fc"; // the name of the host, source or application that sent this message (just passed through to GELF server)
-      uint32_t max_object_depth;
+      uint32_t max_object_depth = FC_MAX_LOG_OBJECT_DEPTH;
     };
 
     gelf_appender(const variant& args);
diff --git a/src/log/file_appender.cpp b/src/log/file_appender.cpp
index f499ed4..1840c34 100755
--- a/src/log/file_appender.cpp
+++ b/src/log/file_appender.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ namespace fc {
      filename(p),
      flush(true),
      rotate(false),
-     rotation_compression(false)
+     rotation_compression(false),
+     max_object_depth(FC_MAX_LOG_OBJECT_DEPTH)
    {}
 
    file_appender::file_appender( const variant& args ) :