diff --git a/src/client/main.c b/src/client/main.c
index 83d2bdefe70838817f4a8b1cec68bdaf33cd81c2..82d73265e269a81465c76ba6cfb78387a76ccd58 100644
--- a/src/client/main.c
+++ b/src/client/main.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int subcommand_finger(void)
 //
 int subcommand_acct(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	// Connect to server
 	int sock = OpenConnection(gsDispenseServer, giDispensePort);