diff --git a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
index 2aeb4fb87..c64269041 100755
--- a/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
+++ b/basilisk/basilisk_MSG.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ char *basilisk_respond_addmessage(struct supernet_info *myinfo,uint8_t *key,int3
 
 cJSON *basilisk_respond_getmessage(struct supernet_info *myinfo,uint8_t *key,int32_t keylen)
 {
-    cJSON *msgjson; struct basilisk_message *msg; char *ptr = 0,strbuf[32768];
+    cJSON *msgjson=0; struct basilisk_message *msg; char *ptr = 0,strbuf[32768];
     portable_mutex_lock(&myinfo->messagemutex);
     HASH_FIND(hh,myinfo->messagetable,key,keylen,msg);
     if ( msg != 0 )