diff --git a/TactilityKernel/Source/module.cpp b/TactilityKernel/Source/module.cpp
index 6ae1e312..1105d971 100644
--- a/TactilityKernel/Source/module.cpp
+++ b/TactilityKernel/Source/module.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #define TAG "module"
 
 struct ModuleInternal {
-    bool started;
+    bool started = false;
 };
 
 struct ModuleLedger {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static ModuleLedger ledger;
 extern "C" {
 
 error_t module_construct(struct Module* module) {
-    module->internal = new (std::nothrow) ModuleInternal { .started = false };
+    module->internal = new (std::nothrow) ModuleInternal();
     if (module->internal == nullptr) return ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     return ERROR_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/Tests/TactilityKernel/Source/ModuleTest.cpp b/Tests/TactilityKernel/Source/ModuleTest.cpp
index 57517dff..24d60fb7 100644
--- a/Tests/TactilityKernel/Source/ModuleTest.cpp
+++ b/Tests/TactilityKernel/Source/ModuleTest.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Module lifecycle") {
         .internal = nullptr
     };
 
+    CHECK_EQ(module_construct(&module), ERROR_NONE);
+
     // 1. Successful start (no parent required anymore)
     CHECK_EQ(module_start(&module), ERROR_NONE);
     CHECK_EQ(module_is_started(&module), true);
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Module lifecycle") {
     // Clean up: fix stop result so we can stop it
     test_stop_result = ERROR_NONE;
     CHECK_EQ(module_stop(&module), ERROR_NONE);
+
+    CHECK_EQ(module_destruct(&module), ERROR_NONE);
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("Global symbol resolution") {
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Global symbol resolution") {
         .internal = nullptr
     };
 
+    REQUIRE_EQ(module_construct(&module), ERROR_NONE);
+
     uintptr_t addr;
     // Should fail as it is not added or started
     CHECK_EQ(module_resolve_symbol_global("symbol_test_function", &addr), false);
@@ -128,8 +134,8 @@ TEST_CASE("Global symbol resolution") {
     REQUIRE_EQ(module_start(&module), ERROR_NONE);
     // Still fails as symbols are null
     CHECK_EQ(module_resolve_symbol_global("symbol_test_function", &addr), true);
-
     // Cleanup
     CHECK_EQ(module_remove(&module), ERROR_NONE);
+
     CHECK_EQ(module_destruct(&module), ERROR_NONE);
 }