diff --git a/timerlist.go b/timerlist.go
index 7c66ac2..36c6df1 100644
--- a/timerlist.go
+++ b/timerlist.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type TimerList struct {
 }
 
 // NewTimerList creates a new empty TimerList.
-func NewTimerList() *TimerList                       { return &TimerList{} }
+func NewTimerList() *TimerList                       { return &TimerList{Timers: []*Timer{}} }
 func (timerlist *TimerList) Size() int               { return len(timerlist.Timers) }
 func (timerlist *TimerList) GetTimerSlice() []*Timer { return timerlist.Timers }