diff --git a/src/iodine.c b/src/iodine.c
index d40c338..c6e7797 100644
--- a/src/iodine.c
+++ b/src/iodine.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	pw = NULL;
 #endif
 	username = NULL;
+	memset(password, 0, 33);
 	foreground = 0;
 	newroot = NULL;
 	context = NULL;