diff --git a/src/marshconnector.cpp b/src/marshconnector.cpp
index 03cecbd..f11e62e 100644
--- a/src/marshconnector.cpp
+++ b/src/marshconnector.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ void MarshConnector::_process(double delta) {
 
   if (!socket->is_socket_connected()) {
     socket->connect_to_host("127.0.0.1", 24400);
+  } else {
+    while (socket->get_available_packet_count() > 0) {
+      const PackedByteArray data = socket->get_packet();
+      receive_data(data);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/marshconnector.h b/src/marshconnector.h
index 6e73112..fff1971 100644
--- a/src/marshconnector.h
+++ b/src/marshconnector.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private:
     LOCAL_FRAME_LON,
     PARAM_COUNT,
   };
-  float parameters[PARAM_COUNT];
+  float parameters[PARAM_COUNT] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
   const String parameter_names[PARAM_COUNT] = {
       // "FOG_DENSITY",
       "NAV_OFS_HDG",     "NAV_OFS_X",       "NAV_OFS_Y",