diff --git a/effects/fields/filefield.cpp b/effects/fields/filefield.cpp
index 4e4eab335..577a695f2 100644
--- a/effects/fields/filefield.cpp
+++ b/effects/fields/filefield.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 FileField::FileField(EffectRow* parent, const QString &id) :
   EffectField(parent, id, EFFECT_FIELD_FILE)
 {
-
+  // Set default value to an empty string
+  SetValueAt(0, "");
 }
 
 QString FileField::GetFileAt(double timecode)