diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_esf/mod_esf.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_esf/mod_esf.c
index 5dc811a6a7..709675c63e 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_esf/mod_esf.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_esf/mod_esf.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_APP(bcast_function)
 	switch_channel_t *channel = switch_core_session_get_channel(session);
 	switch_socket_t *socket;
 	switch_sockaddr_t *audio_addr = NULL, *control_packet_addr;
-	switch_frame_t *read_frame;
+	switch_frame_t *read_frame = NULL;
 	switch_status_t status;
 	switch_size_t bytes;
 	ls_control_packet_t control_packet;