diff --git a/src/enemies/leprechaun.cc b/src/enemies/leprechaun.cc
index 552d7e1..7e27fac 100644
--- a/src/enemies/leprechaun.cc
+++ b/src/enemies/leprechaun.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ leprechaun::leprechaun(RNG *rng, const feature enabled_features,
                        const position &pos,
                        const int gen_room_num):
         enemy_base{rng, enabled_features, rleprechaun, pos, gen_room_num, "l"},
-        gold_cnt{0} {}
+        gold_cnt{STARTING_GOLD} {}
 
 const char *leprechaun::get_race_name() const {
         return "Leprechaun";