diff --git a/src/bin/resolver/resolver.cc b/src/bin/resolver/resolver.cc
index 73990ec91b..37c979fc72 100644
--- a/src/bin/resolver/resolver.cc
+++ b/src/bin/resolver/resolver.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ private:
 public:
     ResolverImpl() :
         config_session_(NULL),
+        timeout_(2000),
+        retries_(3),
         rec_query_(NULL)
     {}