diff --git a/src/simplnx/Common/TypesUtility.hpp b/src/simplnx/Common/TypesUtility.hpp
index 6713ef5af0..93d196048a 100644
--- a/src/simplnx/Common/TypesUtility.hpp
+++ b/src/simplnx/Common/TypesUtility.hpp
@@ -4,12 +4,51 @@
 #include "simplnx/Common/TypeTraits.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Common/Types.hpp"
 
+#if defined(__clang__) && defined(__clang_major__) && defined(__APPLE__)
+#if __clang_major__ > 14
+#include <bit>
+namespace bs = std;
+#else
+#include "Bit.hpp"
+namespace bs = nx::core;
+#endif
+#else
+#include <bit>
+namespace bs = std;
+#endif
+
 #include <optional>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
 namespace nx::core
 {
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the templated value for the byte pattern 0xAB based on the byte count of the template parameter
+ * @tparam T
+ * @return
+ */
+template <typename T>
+constexpr T GetMudflap() noexcept
+{
+  if constexpr(sizeof(T) == 1)
+  {
+    return bs::bit_cast<T>(static_cast<uint8>(0xAB));
+  }
+  if constexpr(sizeof(T) == 2)
+  {
+    return bs::bit_cast<T>(static_cast<uint16>(0xABAB));
+  }
+  if constexpr(sizeof(T) == 4)
+  {
+    return bs::bit_cast<T>(static_cast<uint32>(0xABABABAB));
+  }
+  if constexpr(sizeof(T) == 8)
+  {
+    return bs::bit_cast<T>(static_cast<uint64>(0xABABABABABABABAB));
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Returns the NumericType associated with T.
  * @tparam T
diff --git a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStore.hpp b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStore.hpp
index 4aabe5ec44..64dbcaab13 100644
--- a/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStore.hpp
+++ b/src/simplnx/DataStructure/DataStore.hpp
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
   , m_TupleShape(tupleShape)
   , m_NumComponents(std::accumulate(m_ComponentShape.cbegin(), m_ComponentShape.cend(), static_cast<size_t>(1), std::multiplies<>()))
   , m_NumTuples(std::accumulate(m_TupleShape.cbegin(), m_TupleShape.cend(), static_cast<size_t>(1), std::multiplies<>()))
+  , m_InitValue(initValue)
   {
     resizeTuples(m_TupleShape);
-    if(initValue.has_value())
+    if(m_InitValue.has_value())
     {
-      std::fill_n(data(), this->getSize(), *initValue);
+      std::fill_n(data(), this->getSize(), *m_InitValue);
     }
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
   , m_NumComponents(std::accumulate(m_ComponentShape.cbegin(), m_ComponentShape.cend(), static_cast<size_t>(1), std::multiplies<>()))
   , m_NumTuples(std::accumulate(m_TupleShape.cbegin(), m_TupleShape.cend(), static_cast<size_t>(1), std::multiplies<>()))
   {
+    // Because no init value is passed into the constructor, we will use a "mudflap" style value that is easy to debug.
+    m_InitValue = GetMudflap<T>();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
   , m_TupleShape(other.m_TupleShape)
   , m_NumComponents(other.m_NumComponents)
   , m_NumTuples(other.m_NumTuples)
+  , m_InitValue(other.m_InitValue)
   {
     const usize count = other.getSize();
     auto* data = new value_type[count];
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
   , m_Data(std::move(other.m_Data))
   , m_NumComponents(std::move(other.m_NumComponents))
   , m_NumTuples(std::move(other.m_NumTuples))
+  , m_InitValue(other.m_InitValue)
   {
   }
 
@@ -244,6 +249,15 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
     {
       data[i] = m_Data.get()[i];
     }
+
+    // If we are sizing to a larger number of tuples, initialize the leftover array with the init
+    // value that was passed in during construction.
+    T initValue = m_InitValue.has_value() ? *m_InitValue : GetMudflap<T>();
+    for(usize i = oldSize; i < newSize; i++)
+    {
+      data[i] = initValue;
+    }
+
     m_Data.reset(data);
   }
 
@@ -364,6 +378,7 @@ class DataStore : public AbstractDataStore<T>
   std::unique_ptr<value_type[]> m_Data = nullptr;
   size_t m_NumComponents = {0};
   size_t m_NumTuples = {0};
+  std::optional<T> m_InitValue;
 };
 
 // Declare aliases
diff --git a/src/simplnx/Utilities/FilterUtilities.hpp b/src/simplnx/Utilities/FilterUtilities.hpp
index b99110de1d..f34e0d0c0f 100644
--- a/src/simplnx/Utilities/FilterUtilities.hpp
+++ b/src/simplnx/Utilities/FilterUtilities.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 #include "ParallelAlgorithmUtilities.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Common/Result.hpp"
+#include "simplnx/Common/TypeTraits.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Common/Types.hpp"
+#include "simplnx/Common/TypesUtility.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Filter/IFilter.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/Filter/Output.hpp"
 #include "simplnx/simplnx_export.hpp"
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ auto RunTemplateClass(DataType dataType, ArgsT&&... args)
       return ClassT<float64>(std::forward<ArgsT>(args)...)();
     }
   }
+  throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("FilterUtilities::RunTemplateClass<> Error: dataType did not match any known type. DataType was {}", DataTypeToString(dataType)));
 }
 
 template <class FuncT, class... ArgsT>