diff --git a/source3/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_watch.c b/source3/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_watch.c
index 96e88a1e4a36..14d3525047ea 100644
--- a/source3/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_watch.c
+++ b/source3/lib/dbwrap/dbwrap_watch.c
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ static void dbwrap_watched_do_locked_fn(
 	struct db_record rec = {
 		.db = state->db,
 		.key = dbwrap_record_get_key(subrec),
+		.value_valid = true,
 		.storev = dbwrap_watched_do_locked_storev,
 		.delete_rec = dbwrap_watched_do_locked_delete,
 		.private_data = state