diff --git a/animeCat.js b/animeCat.js
index 3c54733..c15dc5d 100644
--- a/animeCat.js
+++ b/animeCat.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ window.AnimeCat = class AnimeCat {
     this._talkIntervalId = null;
     this._speechTimeout  = null;
     this._mouthOpen      = false;
+    this._pettingActive = false;
 
     this._createElements();
     this._bindMouseHold();