diff --git a/src/AppMain.c b/src/AppMain.c
index a2f416f..97c763d 100644
--- a/src/AppMain.c
+++ b/src/AppMain.c
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ static Boolean OpenBabboScanner()
 static Err OpenBCS2Scanner()
 {
     Err         err;
-    LocalID     dbID;
+    LocalID     dbID = 0;
 
     // Find the loaded BCS2 library, or attempt to load it.
     if (SysLibFind(BCS2LibName, &gBCS2RefNum) != errNone) {