diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index edb0714..2bb142b 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
                 return 1;
         }
 
-        int use_color;
+        int use_color = 0;
         if (has_colors()) {
                 use_color = 1;
                 start_color();