diff --git a/src/trigger.c b/src/trigger.c
index 7050816d..ecf606b0 100644
--- a/src/trigger.c
+++ b/src/trigger.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ int ComputeTrigger(int today, Trigger *trig, int *err)
 {
     int nattempts = 0,
 	start = today,
-	nextstart,
+	nextstart = 0,
 	y, m, d,
 	result;