diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-report.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-report.c
index 00580efdf2..0826a9c158 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-report.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ gst_qa_issue_new (GstQaIssueId issue_id, gchar * summary,
   issue->summary = summary;
   issue->description = description;
   issue->default_level = default_level;
+  issue->repeat = FALSE;
 
   return issue;
 }