diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 91e5609f5..6a8ff4dcc 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -275,12 +275,13 @@ add_open(const char* ip, int nr, struct listen_port** list, int noproto_is_err,
 	struct addrinfo hints;
 	struct addrinfo* res;
 	struct listen_port* n;
-	int noproto;
+	int noproto = 0;
 	int fd, r;
 	char port[15];
 	snprintf(port, sizeof(port), "%d", nr);
 	port[sizeof(port)-1]=0;
 	memset(&hints, 0, sizeof(hints));
+	log_assert(ip);
 
 	if(ip[0] == '/') {
 		/* This looks like a local socket */
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 6b81d0aee..1a695bc35 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	- Fix to squelch respip warning in unit test, it is printed at
 	  higher verbosity settings.
 	- Fix spelling errors.
+	- Fix initialisation in remote.c
 
 10 September 2018: Wouter
 	- 1.8.1 in svn trunk. (changes from 4,5,.. sep apply).