diff --git a/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotDrive.java b/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotDrive.java
index eb90fea082..917ee446ab 100644
--- a/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotDrive.java
+++ b/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/RobotDrive.java
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ public class RobotDrive implements MotorSafety {
     m_frontRightMotor = frontRightMotor;
     m_rearRightMotor = rearRightMotor;
     m_sensitivity = kDefaultSensitivity;
+    m_maxOutput = kDefaultMaxOutput;
     m_allocatedSpeedControllers = false;
     setupMotorSafety();
     drive(0, 0);