diff --git a/personalities/ct-static-api/storage.go b/personalities/ct-static-api/storage.go
index c2294180a..306eb1bf6 100644
--- a/personalities/ct-static-api/storage.go
+++ b/personalities/ct-static-api/storage.go
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ type CTStorage struct {
 
 // NewCTStorage instantiates a CTStorage object.
 func NewCTSTorage(logStorage tessera.Storage) (*CTStorage, error) {
-	ctStorage := new(CTStorage)
-	ctStorage.storeData = tessera.NewCertificateTransparencySequencedWriter(logStorage)
+	ctStorage := &CTStorage{
+
+		storeData: tessera.NewCertificateTransparencySequencedWriter(logStorage),
+	}
 	return ctStorage, nil
 }