diff -r 62a1d2baec75 -r d77b723f7b35 bmsd/fermenters.c
--- a/bmsd/fermenters.c	Sat Jun 27 15:41:53 2020 +0200
+++ b/bmsd/fermenters.c	Wed Jul 15 16:03:23 2020 +0200
@@ -711,7 +711,8 @@
 		free(fermenter->profile_state);
 	    if (fermenter->profile_steps)
 		free(fermenter->profile_steps);
-	    fermenter->profile_uuid = fermenter->profile_name = fermenter->profile_state = fermenter->profile_steps = NULL;
+	    fermenter->profile_uuid = fermenter->profile_name = fermenter->profile_steps = NULL;
+	    fermenter->profile_state = xstrcpy((char *)"OFF");
 	    fermenter->profile_percent = 0;
 	    fermenter->profile_inittemp_high = fermenter->profile_inittemp_low = 0.0;
 	}