diff --git a/src/uas/UAS.cc b/src/uas/UAS.cc
index 3386deab793bf4e2881d3107a3cfd79b9838c7a1..aceff3b7169995307887b66e8c0bec51b8104041 100644
--- a/src/uas/UAS.cc
+++ b/src/uas/UAS.cc
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ UAS::UAS(MAVLinkProtocol* protocol, int id) : UASInterface(),
         componentMulti[i] = false;
     }
 
+    paramDataModel = new UASParameterDataModel(this);
     paramDataModel->setUASID(this->getUASID());
 
     // Store a list of available actions for this UAS.