diff --git a/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.cpp b/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.cpp
index e1c70d08f..f54dfff0c 100644
--- a/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ HuePlusController::HuePlusController()
 
 HuePlusController::~HuePlusController()
 {
+    delete serialport;
 }
 
 void HuePlusController::Initialize(char* port)
diff --git a/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.h b/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.h
index d3eb2fffd..35a711e08 100644
--- a/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.h
+++ b/Controllers/NZXTHuePlusController/NZXTHuePlusController.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     std::string     port_name;
-    serial_port     *serialport;
+    serial_port     *serialport = nullptr;
 
     void            SendPacket
                         (