diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_redis/credis.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_redis/credis.c
index a84452bddf..4a65c83579 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_redis/credis.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_redis/credis.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int cr_readln(REDIS rhnd, int start, char **line, int *idx)
 
 static int cr_receivemultibulk(REDIS rhnd, char *line)
 {
-  int bnum, blen, i, rc=0, idx;
+  int bnum, blen, i, rc=0, idx=0;
 
   bnum = atoi(line);