diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 29cd340b..11ef2a8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       CC: gcc
       # This is required to use a version of cppcheck other than that
       # supplied with the operating system
-      CPPCHECK_VER: 2.4
+      CPPCHECK_VER: 2.5
       CPPCHECK_REPO: https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck.git
     steps:
       # This is currently the only way to get a version into
diff --git a/tcutils/utils.h b/tcutils/utils.h
index 2590af0c..c94af780 100644
--- a/tcutils/utils.h
+++ b/tcutils/utils.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ typedef struct stream
     char *data;    /* holds stream data           */
     char *pos;     /* current read/write position */
     int   size;    /* number of bytes in data     */
+
+    stream() : data(0), pos(0), size(0) {}
 } STREAM;
 
 #define qstream_new(_s, _size)                 \