diff --git a/parse.inc.php b/parse.inc.php
index 8d539c5..4b7d3c5 100644
--- a/parse.inc.php
+++ b/parse.inc.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ function config_check_and_decode_jzon(string $json) : array
 {
   try
   {
+    $parser = 0;
     $arr = \jzon_parse($json, $parser);
     return array(0, "", $arr, $parser);
   }