diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-junction.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-junction.c
index 987c02a..b8dc817 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-junction.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-junction.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fedfs_create_junction_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array,
 		struct admin_fsn *fsn)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-replication.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-replication.c
index 4effb2c..ecb446c 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-replication.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-create-replication.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ fedfs_create_replication_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array,
 		struct admin_fsn *fsn)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-junction.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-junction.c
index 97bd072..0b68a95 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-junction.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-junction.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int
 fedfs_delete_junction_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-replication.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-replication.c
index aff44f6..d60e1db 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-replication.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-delete-replication.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int
 fedfs_delete_replication_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-limited-nsdb-params.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-limited-nsdb-params.c
index ec66d86..24e4e9b 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-limited-nsdb-params.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-limited-nsdb-params.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int
 fedfs_get_limited_nsdb_params_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, struct admin_nsdb *nsdb)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-nsdb-params.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-nsdb-params.c
index 4bef1aa..bd6eef1 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-nsdb-params.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-get-nsdb-params.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fedfs_get_nsdb_params_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, struct admin_nsdb *nsdb,
 		const char *certfile)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-junction.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-junction.c
index b43a6ae..cfeb33e 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-junction.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-junction.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static int
 fedfs_lookup_junction_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array, int request)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-replication.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-replication.c
index e258f8b..70654f2 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-replication.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-lookup-replication.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static FedFsStatus
 fedfs_lookup_replication_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, char * const *path_array, int request)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-null.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-null.c
index 8e63b7d..0e42729 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-null.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-null.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int
 fedfs_null_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-set-nsdb-params.c b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-set-nsdb-params.c
index 2ac3568..b914bb0 100644
--- a/src/fedfsc/fedfs-set-nsdb-params.c
+++ b/src/fedfsc/fedfs-set-nsdb-params.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fedfs_set_nsdb_params_host(const char *hostname, const char *nettype,
 		const char *security, struct admin_nsdb *nsdb,
 		struct admin_cert *cert)
 {
-	admin_t host;
+	admin_t host = NULL;
 	int status;
 
 	status = EXIT_FAILURE;
