diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
index 6bab628fdf..f76708691d 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/mod_erlang_event.c
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_RUNTIME_FUNCTION(mod_erlang_event_runtime)
 	switch_memory_pool_t *pool = NULL, *listener_pool = NULL;
 	switch_status_t rv;
 	switch_sockaddr_t *sa;
-	switch_os_socket_t sockdes;
+	switch_os_socket_t sockdes = SWITCH_SOCK_INVALID;
 	listener_t *listener;
 	uint32_t x = 0;
 	struct ei_cnode_s ec;