diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/reco_egine.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/reco_egine.cc
index e8f4d84d..7b8322cc 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/reco_egine.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/reco_egine.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ return 0;
 // also used from accounts
 long WrenchHomeBanners(CVars in, CVars &out) {
   out["status"]  = "long WrenchHomeBanners(CVars in, CVars &out)";
+  long ret = PHP_API_BAD_PARAM;
   CVars offV;
   char vname[30];
             long member_id = REQ_LONG(in, "member_id", 1, -1);