diff --git a/src/object_detection/src/lidar_reader.cpp b/src/object_detection/src/lidar_reader.cpp
index af00203e..84c687b4 100644
--- a/src/object_detection/src/lidar_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/object_detection/src/lidar_reader.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
     std::cout << "Distance = " << tower->getDistance() << std::endl;
     std::cout << "IMU = " << tower->getImuData() << std::endl;
 
-    auto message = object_detection::msg::LidarReading msg;
+    auto msg = object_detection::msg::LidarReading();
 
     ImuData imu_data = tower->getImuData();