diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f567e8b..6549c64 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ using namespace geode::prelude;
 
 // global variables
 std::vector<Song> songs;
-Song selectedSong;
+Song selectedSong(nullptr);
 
 $on_mod(Loaded) {
 	// get the path for the songs