diff --git a/scripts/components/zombies/RuntimeZombieData.cs b/scripts/components/zombies/RuntimeZombieData.cs
index 2035797..2e869ea 100644
--- a/scripts/components/zombies/RuntimeZombieData.cs
+++ b/scripts/components/zombies/RuntimeZombieData.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public partial class RuntimeZombieData : Node2D, IEntity, ILocalTimescale
     [Export]
     private int _line;
 
-    private float _localTimescale;
+    private float _localTimescale = 1.0f;
     public int Hp => _hp;
 
     public int MaxHp => _maxHP;