diff --git a/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare.go b/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
index bed822033..1b6e9be56 100644
--- a/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
+++ b/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ func NewCloudFlareProvider(
 		DryRun:                 dryRun,
 		RegionalServicesConfig: regionalServicesConfig,
 		DNSRecordsConfig:       dnsRecordsConfig,
+		PaidZones:              make(map[string]bool),
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go b/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go
index 4ddf68702..0602eb695 100644
--- a/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go
+++ b/provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go
@@ -2646,6 +2646,7 @@ func TestZoneHasPaidPlan(t *testing.T) {
 		Client:       client,
 		domainFilter: endpoint.NewDomainFilter([]string{"foo.com", "bar.com"}),
 		zoneIDFilter: provider.NewZoneIDFilter([]string{""}),
+		PaidZones:    make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 
 	assert.False(t, cfprovider.ZoneHasPaidPlan("subdomain.foo.com"))
@@ -2657,6 +2658,7 @@ func TestZoneHasPaidPlan(t *testing.T) {
 		Client:       client,
 		domainFilter: endpoint.NewDomainFilter([]string{"foo.com", "bar.com"}),
 		zoneIDFilter: provider.NewZoneIDFilter([]string{""}),
+		PaidZones:    make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 	assert.False(t, cfproviderWithZoneError.ZoneHasPaidPlan("subdomain.foo.com"))
 }