diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index e0e75517..ad7a8c8f 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ main(int    argc_,
   Branches2 branches(data["branches"]);
 
   Branch2 b,c;
+  b = c;
   
   state.create(branches,
                "",