diff --git a/priorityqueue.go b/priorityqueue.go
index 7d700a3..a2330a8 100644
--- a/priorityqueue.go
+++ b/priorityqueue.go
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ func (q *PriorityQueue[T]) Pop() (T, bool) {
 	defer q.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if len(q.items) == 0 {
-		return nil, false
+		var res T
+		return res, false
 	}
 
 	item := q.items[0]