diff --git a/src/processor_base.h b/src/processor_base.h
index f909104cb5a921fbad61995d15e22a2695ed9000..f87df2394d54ad7abf44637d971fa550b857968a 100644
--- a/src/processor_base.h
+++ b/src/processor_base.h
@@ -23,8 +23,11 @@ namespace wolf {
  */
 struct ProcessorParamsBase
 {
-        std::string type;
-        std::string name;
+    ProcessorParamsBase()          = default;
+    virtual ~ProcessorParamsBase() = default;
+
+    std::string type;
+    std::string name;
 };
 
 //class ProcessorBase