diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
index ff1d53cf..59919ad9 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/payments.cc
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ long  WrenchSendMoneyPayment( CVars in, CVars &out )
             REQ_STRING (in, "code",   4, 5, "(.*)");
             REQ_LONG( in, "dir", 1, -1 );
             REQ_LONG( in, "sendmoney_id", 1, -1 );
-            REQ_LONG( in, "wallet_id", 1, -1 );
+            long wallet_id = REQ_LONG( in, "wallet_id", 1, -1 );
 
             // CVars vw;
             // vw["currency"] = "NAIRA";  // this might become a variable based on the country