diff --git a/src/C++/Driver/src/main.cpp b/src/C++/Driver/src/main.cpp
index d61bab1..3c14f48 100644
--- a/src/C++/Driver/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/C++/Driver/src/main.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ int movement();
 std::string readMQTT();
 void parseMQTT(std::string message);
 MqttClient client("mqtt://145.92.224.21:1883", "KobukiRPI", "ishak", "kobuki"); //create a client object
-std::string message;
+std::string message = "stop";
 
 void setup(){
 	unsigned char *null_ptr(0);