diff --git a/mail/ChangeLog b/mail/ChangeLog
index 4d9118c63d..6474657304 100644
--- a/mail/ChangeLog
+++ b/mail/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-08-25  Christopher James Lahey  <clahey@helixcode.com>
+
+	* mail-crypto.c: Fixed an uninitialized variable.
+
 2000-08-26  JP Rosevear  <jpr@helixcode.com>
 
 	* evolution-mail.gnorba: Kill
diff --git a/mail/mail-crypto.c b/mail/mail-crypto.c
index 506a4a256d..dc8242dbc3 100644
--- a/mail/mail-crypto.c
+++ b/mail/mail-crypto.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ mail_crypto_openpgp_encrypt (const char *plaintext,
 	GPtrArray *recipient_list = NULL;
 	int retval, i, r;
 	char *path, *argv[12];
-	char *passphrase, *ciphertext = NULL, *diagnostics = NULL;
+	char *passphrase = NULL, *ciphertext = NULL, *diagnostics = NULL;
 	int passwd_fds[2];
 	char passwd_fd[32];