diff --git a/http-response-bodies.c b/http-response-bodies.c
index 101dbd1..1ac302d 100644
--- a/http-response-bodies.c
+++ b/http-response-bodies.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	char* m1;
 	char* eoh;
 	long int nscan;
-	size_t bytes_read;
+	size_t bytes_read = 0;
 	size_t length;
 	bool html_fake_base = false;
 	char* url = NULL; // Warning, pointer is only valid within the STATE_HEADERS block below.