diff --git a/QueueLink.java b/QueueLink.java
index 9d8f774..7d6fdf6 100644
--- a/QueueLink.java
+++ b/QueueLink.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 // A linked list (LL) node to store a queue entry
 class QNode
 {
-    int key;
-    QNode next;
+    int key = 0;
+    QNode next = null;
      
     // constructor to create a new linked list node
     public QNode(int key) {
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ public static void main(String[] args)
          
         System.out.println("Dequeued item is "+ q.dequeue().key);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}