diff --git a/servers/lloadd/bind.c b/servers/lloadd/bind.c
index f803c915b4..c8e9ea6828 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/bind.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/bind.c
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ request_bind( LloadConnection *client, LloadOperation *op )
     op->o_upstream = upstream;
     op->o_upstream_connid = upstream->c_connid;
     op->o_upstream_msgid = upstream->c_next_msgid++;
+    op->o_res = LLOAD_OP_FAILED;
 
     if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mech ) ) {
         if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &upstream->c_sasl_bind_mech ) ) {
diff --git a/servers/lloadd/client.c b/servers/lloadd/client.c
index 87fb009dd2..0cc1b504e3 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/client.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/client.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ request_process( LloadConnection *client, LloadOperation *op )
     }
     op->o_upstream = upstream;
     op->o_upstream_connid = upstream->c_connid;
+    op->o_res = LLOAD_OP_FAILED;
 
     output = upstream->c_pendingber;
     if ( output == NULL && (output = ber_alloc()) == NULL ) {