diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/AbstractSlave.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/AbstractSlave.h
index ae22a060ba80dc1060512f396937b238435d6e6c..05a72f741c84caccee068b418fced5d905304042 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/AbstractSlave.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/AbstractSlave.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace armarx
 
     public:
         AbstractSlave(const armarx::SlaveIdentifier slaveIdentifier, uint16_t slaveNumber);
-
+        virtual ~AbstractSlave(){}
         /**
          * This is called after EtherCAT Bus is PreOp Mode. This is where the PDO Mapping can be configured for the slave.
          */