diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.c b/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.c
index 228745053..f2789f706 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.c
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ livesupport_minimal_audio_smil_set_property( GObject * object, guint prop_id, co
     {
         case ARG_ABORT:
             smil->myclass->abort = g_value_get_pointer (value);
-            printf("SETTING ABORT POINTER: %d\n", smil->myclass->abort);
+            printf("SETTING ABORT POINTER.");
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -964,6 +964,10 @@ livesupport_minimal_audio_smil_class_init(
     g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_ABORT, g_param_spec_pointer
                                     ("abort", "abort", "abort", (GParamFlags)G_PARAM_WRITABLE));
 
+    // Make sure that the abort pointer is always initialized
+    klass->abort_initial = FALSE;
+    klass->abort = &klass->abort_initial;
+
     gobject_class->dispose         = livesupport_minimal_audio_smil_dispose;
     gobject_class->set_property    = livesupport_minimal_audio_smil_set_property;
     gstelement_class->change_state = livesupport_minimal_audio_smil_change_state;
diff --git a/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.h b/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.h
index 3047e662b..6cdec131c 100644
--- a/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.h
+++ b/campcaster/src/modules/gstreamerElements/src/minimal-audio-smil.h
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ struct _LivesupportMinimalAudioSmil {
 struct _LivesupportMinimalAudioSmilClass {
     GstBinClass     parent_class;
 
-    gboolean*       abort;
+    gboolean        abort_initial;
+    gboolean      * abort;
 };