diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
index 0d36902df6..3b6b74e7d0 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuSummaryQwtPlot.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void RiuSummaryQwtPlot::selectClosestCurve(const QPoint& pos)
         if((*it)->rtti() == QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotCurve)
         {
             QwtPlotCurve* candidateCurve = static_cast<QwtPlotCurve*>(*it);
-            double dist;
+            double dist = DBL_MAX;
             candidateCurve->closestPoint(pos, &dist);
             if(dist < distMin)
             {
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTrack.cpp b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTrack.cpp
index 148c6248ce..3ee541590e 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTrack.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/UserInterface/RiuWellLogTrack.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void RiuWellLogTrack::selectClosestCurve(const QPoint& pos)
         if ((*it )->rtti() == QwtPlotItem::Rtti_PlotCurve )
         {
             QwtPlotCurve* candidateCurve = static_cast<QwtPlotCurve*>(*it);
-            double dist;
+            double dist = DBL_MAX;
             candidateCurve->closestPoint(pos, &dist);
             if (dist < distMin)
             {