diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
index b7b3436c..ba6c4f26 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/contract.cc
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ long  WrenchContractMessageList( CVars in, CVars &out )
 {
 	long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
 	logfmt( logINFO, "WrenchContractMessageList()" );
-
+    char vname[30];
+    
 	const char * loc = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
 	in["loc"]  = loc; in["loc"].set_valid(true);