diff --git a/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.cpp b/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.cpp
index a2b65bd41..fc76dca61 100644
--- a/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,20 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 FGSwiftAircraftManager::FGSwiftAircraftManager()
-= default;
+{
+    m_initialized = true;
+}
 
 FGSwiftAircraftManager::~FGSwiftAircraftManager()
-= default;
+{
+    this->removeAllPlanes();
+    m_initialized = false;
+}
+
+bool FGSwiftAircraftManager::isInitialized() const
+{
+    return m_initialized;
+}
 
 bool FGSwiftAircraftManager::addPlane(const std::string& callsign, const std::string& modelString)
 {
diff --git a/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.h b/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.h
index 6c4826a13..b11e63fb6 100644
--- a/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.h
+++ b/src/Network/Swift/SwiftAircraftManager.h
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ public:
     void                          removePlane(const std::string& callsign);
 	void removeAllPlanes();
 	double getElevationAtPosition(const std::string &callsign, const SGGeod& pos) const;
+    bool                                                isInitialized() const;
 
 private:
     std::unordered_map<std::string, FGAISwiftAircraft*> aircraftByCallsign;
+    bool m_initialized = false;
+
 };
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Network/Swift/traffic.cpp b/src/Network/Swift/traffic.cpp
index 32c6ba6ab..8a86a549a 100644
--- a/src/Network/Swift/traffic.cpp
+++ b/src/Network/Swift/traffic.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ namespace FGSwiftBus {
 
 CTraffic::CTraffic()
 {
-    acm.reset(new FGSwiftAircraftManager());
     SG_LOG(SG_NETWORK, SG_INFO, "FGSwiftBus Traffic started");
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +57,8 @@ const std::string& CTraffic::ObjectPath()
 
 bool CTraffic::initialize()
 {
-    return true;
+    acm.reset(new FGSwiftAircraftManager());
+    return acm->isInitialized();
 }
 
 void CTraffic::emitSimFrame()
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ void CTraffic::emitPlaneAdded(const std::string& callsign)
 
 void CTraffic::cleanup()
 {
-    acm->removeAllPlanes();
+    acm.reset();
 }
 
 void CTraffic::dbusDisconnectedHandler()
 {
-    acm->removeAllPlanes();
+    if(acm)
+        acm->removeAllPlanes();
 }
 
 const char* introspection_traffic = DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_DOCTYPE_DECL_NODE;