diff --git a/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ops.c b/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ops.c
index c7b34609c3..5e3f4992cf 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ops.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/slapi/slapi_ops.c
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ slapiConnectionInit(
 	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_time = slap_get_time();
 	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_do_not_cache = 1;
 	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_threadctx = ldap_pvt_thread_pool_context( &connection_pool );
+	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_tmpmemctx = NULL;
+	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_tmpmfuncs = &ch_mfuncs;
 	c->c_pending_ops.stqh_first->o_conn = c;
 
 	/* connection object */