diff --git a/Sessions/SSHSession.m b/Sessions/SSHSession.m
index 06489e476..c59e2ea8c 100644
--- a/Sessions/SSHSession.m
+++ b/Sessions/SSHSession.m
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ - (int)ssh_set_session
 - (void)ssh_login:(NSArray *)ids to:(struct sockaddr *)addr port:(int)port user:(const char *)user timeout:(int)timeout error:(NSError **)error
 {
   char *userauthlist = NULL;
-  int auth_type;
+  int auth_type = 0;
   
   // Set supported auth_type from server
   do {