diff --git a/src/rds.c b/src/rds.c
index 034025f..19d71e1 100644
--- a/src/rds.c
+++ b/src/rds.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ void set_rds_defaults(RDSEncoder* enc, uint8_t program) {
 
 void init_rds_encoder(RDSEncoder* enc) {
 	for(int i = 0; i < PROGRAMS; i++) set_rds_defaults(enc, i);
+	enc->program = 0;
 
 	if (encoder_loadFromFile(enc)) {
 		printf("Encoder file will be reinitialized.\n");