diff --git a/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php b/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
index ca21d19..fcbf027 100644
--- a/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
+++ b/src/Webpatser/Countries/Countries.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 class Countries extends Model {
 
 	/**
-	 * @var string
-	 * Path to the directory containing countries data.
+	 * @var array
+	 * Array containing countries data from JSON file.
 	 */
-	protected $countries;
+	protected $countries = [];
 
 	/**
 	 * @var string