diff --git a/src/comm/ros_bridge/include/GenericMessages.h b/src/comm/ros_bridge/include/GenericMessages.h
index ae381409e1b54eb5472210b332985ed9c7b68d67..7e19254cd27b243f9574cddb217849a034a070d9 100644
--- a/src/comm/ros_bridge/include/GenericMessages.h
+++ b/src/comm/ros_bridge/include/GenericMessages.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public:
     typedef MessageGroups::HeartbeatGroup Group;
     Heartbeat(){}
     Heartbeat(int status) :_status(status){}
-    Heartbeat(const Heartbeat &heartbeat) :_status(heartbeat.status()){}
+    Heartbeat(const Heartbeat &heartbeat) : MessageBaseClass(), _status(heartbeat.status()){}
     ~Heartbeat() = default;
 
     virtual Heartbeat *Clone() const override { return new Heartbeat(*this); }