diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 60e99df04..51c1b52d9 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ clusterNode *createClusterNode(char *nodename, int flags) {
     node->configdigest = NULL;
     node->configdigest_ts = 0;
     node->link = NULL;
+    node->ip[0] = '\0';
+    node->port = 0;
     return node;
 }