diff --git a/apphandler.C b/apphandler.C
index d3df330..2c9ce6b 100644
--- a/apphandler.C
+++ b/apphandler.C
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@
 
         for(i = 0; i < tmp_size; i++)
         {
-            char tmp_array[3]; // Holder of the 2 chars that will become a byte
-            tmp_array[3] = '\0';
+            char tmp_array[3] = {0}; // Holder of the 2 chars that will become a byte
             strncpy(tmp_array, id_octet, 2); // 2 chars at a time
 
             int resp_byte = strtoul(tmp_array, NULL, 16); // Convert to hex byte