diff --git a/testing/nTox.c b/testing/nTox.c
index 5f184407..54f973d0 100644
--- a/testing/nTox.c
+++ b/testing/nTox.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ char line[STRING_LENGTH];
 int x, y;
 
 uint8_t pending_requests[256][CLIENT_ID_SIZE];
-uint8_t num_requests;
+uint8_t num_requests = 0;
 
 void new_lines(char *line)
 {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void print_friendlist()
     new_lines("[i] Friend List:");
     uint32_t i;
     for (i = 0; i <= num_requests; i++) {
+        printf ("num_resusts: %d\n", num_requests);
         char fstring[128];
 
         getname(i, (uint8_t*)name);
diff --git a/testing/nTox_win32.c b/testing/nTox_win32.c
index 3286bb3a..27ab6a77 100644
--- a/testing/nTox_win32.c
+++ b/testing/nTox_win32.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <process.h>
 
 uint8_t pending_requests[256][CLIENT_ID_SIZE];
-uint8_t num_requests;
+uint8_t num_requests = 0;
 
 char line[STRING_LENGTH];
 char users_id[200];