diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs_manager.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs_manager.cc
index 66179e61..02a86f06 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs_manager.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs_manager.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 
 long WrenchJobManagerList( CVars in, CVars &out){
   logfmt(logINFO, "ENTER CALL long WrenchJobManagerList");
-    long ret = 0;
+    char vname[30];
+    long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
     const char * loc = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
     const PGresult *res;