diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/data/Group.java b/src/main/java/envoy/data/Group.java
index cab866f..4c662cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/data/Group.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/data/Group.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class Group extends Contact {
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 0L;
 
 	// TODO add admins
-	private List<Long> memberIDs = new ArrayList<>();
+	private List<Long> memberIDs;
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance of a {@link Group}.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class Group extends Contact {
 	 * @param name the name of this group
 	 * @since Envoy Common v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public Group(long id, String name) { super(id, name); }
+	public Group(long id, String name) { this(id, name, new ArrayList<>()); }
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new instance of a {@link Group}.