diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey_socket/mod_spidermonkey_socket.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey_socket/mod_spidermonkey_socket.c
index 7a76885c3c..045f231ba1 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey_socket/mod_spidermonkey_socket.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_spidermonkey_socket/mod_spidermonkey_socket.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static JSBool socket_read(JSContext * cx, JSObject * obj, uintN argc, jsval * ar
 	if (argc >= 0)
 	{
 		char* delimiter = "\n";
-		switch_status_t ret;
+		switch_status_t ret = SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 		switch_size_t len = 1;
 		switch_size_t total_length = 0;
 		BOOL can_run = TRUE;