diff --git a/drogon_ctl/create_model.cc b/drogon_ctl/create_model.cc
index 8ebbe1de..4cf11bd9 100644
--- a/drogon_ctl/create_model.cc
+++ b/drogon_ctl/create_model.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ void create_model::createModelClassFromPG(const std::string &path, const DbClien
             {
                 auto row = r[i];
                 ColumnInfo info;
-                memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
                 info._index = i;
                 info._dbType = "pg";
                 info._colName = row["column_name"].as<std::string>();
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@ void create_model::createModelClassFromMysql(const std::string &path, const DbCl
             if (!isNull)
             {
                 ColumnInfo info;
-                memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
                 info._index = i;
                 info._dbType = "pg";
                 info._colName = field;
diff --git a/drogon_ctl/create_model.h b/drogon_ctl/create_model.h
index 987f4995..d0e82c02 100644
--- a/drogon_ctl/create_model.h
+++ b/drogon_ctl/create_model.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct ColumnInfo
   std::string _colDatabaseType;
   std::string _dbType;
   ssize_t _colLength = -1;
-  size_t _index;
+  size_t _index = 0;
   bool _isAutoVal = false;
   bool _isPrimaryKey = false;
   bool _notNull = false;