diff --git a/db.c b/db.c
index 815ace4b89bee10943dbb412d5a1591b125b27f5..4d9fd01679afd168b5b06c209195f1a17c7c741b 100755
--- a/db.c
+++ b/db.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int ast_db_put(const char *family, const char *keys, char *value)
 
 int ast_db_get(const char *family, const char *keys, char *value, int valuelen)
 {
-	char fullkey[256];
+	char fullkey[256]="";
 	DBT key, data;
 	int res;