diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78616d1..272e85c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-main:
+# note that this does not properly handle options
+probotic:
 	./build.sh
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 768abd8..0b8265d 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ main(int argc,
   if (argc != 4)
   { ERR(1, "server port channel"); }
   /* Arguments */
-  creds_t credentials;
+  creds_t credentials   = {0};
   char const * server   = argv[1];
   int  const   port     = atoi(argv[2]);
   channel = argv[3];