diff --git a/include/algorithms/public/NoveltySegmentation.hpp b/include/algorithms/public/NoveltySegmentation.hpp
index 904c0c6cf..f0bef970d 100644
--- a/include/algorithms/public/NoveltySegmentation.hpp
+++ b/include/algorithms/public/NoveltySegmentation.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class NoveltySegmentation
   {
     mNovelty.init(kernelSize, filterSize, nDims);
     mDebounceCount = 1;
+    mPeakBuffer.setZero(); 
   }
 
   double processFrame(const RealVectorView input, double threshold,
diff --git a/include/clients/rt/NoveltySliceClient.hpp b/include/clients/rt/NoveltySliceClient.hpp
index aaf6763ad..5b8b0dd94 100644
--- a/include/clients/rt/NoveltySliceClient.hpp
+++ b/include/clients/rt/NoveltySliceClient.hpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class NoveltySliceClient : public FluidBaseClient,
       mLoudness.init(windowSize, sampleRate());
     }
     mFeature.resize(nDims);
+    mFrameOffset = 0; 
     mNovelty.init(get<kKernelSize>(), get<kFilterSize>(), nDims);
   }