diff --git a/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs b/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
index 8d80602cb..eae16f204 100644
--- a/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
+++ b/mRemoteNG/Connection/AbstractConnectionRecord.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Connection
         
         private string _sshTunnelConnectionName = "";
         private ProtocolType _protocol;
-        private RdpVersion _rdpProtocolVersion;
+        private RdpVersion _rdpProtocolVersion = RdpVersion.Rdc10;
         private string _extApp;
         private int _port;
         private string _sshOptions = "";