diff --git a/modules/dispatcher/dispatch.c b/modules/dispatcher/dispatch.c
index d734e9f57d5..8f3d3b20b19 100644
--- a/modules/dispatcher/dispatch.c
+++ b/modules/dispatcher/dispatch.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ int ds_set_attrs(ds_dest_t *dest, str *attrs)
 	param_hooks_t phooks;
 	param_t *pit=NULL;
 	str param;
+	int tmp_rweight = 0;
 
 	if(attrs==NULL || attrs->len<=0)
 		return 0;
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ int ds_set_attrs(ds_dest_t *dest, str *attrs)
 			dest->attrs.socket = pit->body;
 		}else if(pit->name.len==7
 				&& strncasecmp(pit->name.s, "rweight", 7)==0) {
-			int tmp_rweight;
+			tmp_rweight = 0;
 			str2sint(&pit->body, &tmp_rweight);
 			if ( tmp_rweight>=1 && tmp_rweight<=100 ) {
 				dest->attrs.rweight = tmp_rweight;