diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/backo/Backoff.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/backo/Backoff.java
index 24cf41e..f519921 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/backo/Backoff.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/backo/Backoff.java
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ public class Backoff {
     private long ms = 100;
     private long max = 10000;
     private int factor = 2;
-    private double jitter = 0.0;
-    private int attempts = 0;
+    private double jitter;
+    private int attempts;
 
     public Backoff() {}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
index 829cecd..24bb6e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/socket/client/Manager.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class Manager extends Emitter {
     /*package*/ static SSLContext defaultSSLContext;
     /*package*/ static HostnameVerifier defaultHostnameVerifier;
 
-    /*package*/ ReadyState readyState = null;
+    /*package*/ ReadyState readyState;
 
     private boolean _reconnection;
     private boolean skipReconnect;