diff --git a/sdk/storage/inc/blobs/protocol/blob_rest_client.hpp b/sdk/storage/inc/blobs/protocol/blob_rest_client.hpp
index 1c5f46b21..6d12454a0 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/inc/blobs/protocol/blob_rest_client.hpp
+++ b/sdk/storage/inc/blobs/protocol/blob_rest_client.hpp
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ namespace Azure { namespace Storage { namespace Blobs {
 
   struct BlobContainerAccessPolicy
   {
-    PublicAccessType AccessType;
+    PublicAccessType AccessType = PublicAccessType::Private;
     std::string ETag;
     std::string LastModified;
     std::vector<BlobSignedIdentifier> SignedIdentifiers;