diff --git a/include/VecCore/Backend/Implementation.h b/include/VecCore/Backend/Implementation.h
index b0c4db5..e45ee03 100644
--- a/include/VecCore/Backend/Implementation.h
+++ b/include/VecCore/Backend/Implementation.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ VECCORE_FORCE_INLINE
 VECCORE_ATT_HOST_DEVICE
 T Load(Scalar<T> const *ptr)
 {
-  T v;
+  T v{};
   LoadStoreImplementation<T>::Load(v, ptr);
   return v;
 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ VECCORE_FORCE_INLINE
 VECCORE_ATT_HOST_DEVICE
 T Gather(S const *ptr, Index<T> const &idx)
 {
-  T v;
+  T v{};
   GatherScatterImplementation<T>::template Gather<S>(v, ptr, idx);
   return v;
 }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ VECCORE_FORCE_INLINE
 VECCORE_ATT_HOST_DEVICE
 T Blend(const Mask<T> &mask, const T &src1, const T &src2)
 {
-  T v;
+  T v{};
   MaskingImplementation<T>::Blend(v, mask, src1, src2);
   return v;
 }
diff --git a/test/interface.cc b/test/interface.cc
index 9495359..a48c27f 100644
--- a/test/interface.cc
+++ b/test/interface.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_SUITE_P(VectorInterfaceTest);
 TYPED_TEST_P(VectorInterfaceTest, VectorSize) {
   using Vector_t = typename TestFixture::Vector_t;
 
-  Vector_t v;
+  Vector_t v{};
   Vector_t &vref = v;
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(vecCore::VectorSize(v) > 0);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_P(VectorInterfaceTest, VectorSize) {
 TYPED_TEST_P(VectorInterfaceTest, VectorSizeVariable) {
   using Vector_t = typename TestFixture::Vector_t;
 
-  Vector_t x;
+  Vector_t x{};
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(vecCore::VectorSize(x) > 0);
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TYPED_TEST_P(VectorInterfaceTest, VectorSizeVariable) {
 TYPED_TEST_P(VectorInterfaceTest, EarlyReturnMaxLength) {
   using Vector_t = typename TestFixture::Vector_t;
 
-  Vector_t x;
+  Vector_t x{};
 
   // short vector, should return early if it is allowed
   EXPECT_EQ(vecCore::EarlyReturnAllowed(),