diff --git a/scsh/network1.c b/scsh/network1.c
index dbc61b9..acfd29a 100644
--- a/scsh/network1.c
+++ b/scsh/network1.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ int scheme_connect(int sockfd, int family, scheme_value scheme_name)
 	struct sockaddr_un name;
 	int scheme_length=STRING_LENGTH(scheme_name);
 	
+	memset(&name, 0, sizeof(name));
+
 	name.sun_family=AF_UNIX;	
 	if (scheme_length>=(108-1)) /* save space for \0 */
 	  return(-1);
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ int scheme_connect(int sockfd, int family, scheme_value scheme_name)
 	u_long addr=GET_LONG(scheme_name,0);
 	u_short port=htons((u_short)ntohl(GET_LONG(scheme_name,1)));
 
+	memset(&name, 0, sizeof(name));
+
 	name.sin_family=AF_INET;
 	name.sin_addr.s_addr=addr;
 	name.sin_port=port;
@@ -274,6 +278,8 @@ int send_substring(int s,
 	struct sockaddr_un name;
 	int scheme_length=STRING_LENGTH(scheme_name);
 	
+	memset(&name, 0, sizeof(name));
+
 	name.sun_family=AF_UNIX;	
 	if (scheme_length>=(108-1)) /* save space for \0 */
 	  return(-1);
@@ -293,6 +299,9 @@ int send_substring(int s,
 	struct sockaddr_in name;
 	u_long  addr=GET_LONG(scheme_name,0);
 	u_short port=htons((u_short)ntohl(GET_LONG(scheme_name,1)));
+
+	memset(&name, 0, sizeof(name));
+
 	name.sin_family=AF_INET;
 	name.sin_addr.s_addr=addr;
 	name.sin_port=port;