--- imap/sync_client.c.orig	2011-04-21 17:15:14.000000000 +0100
+++ imap/sync_client.c	2011-04-21 17:15:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@
 static int do_seen(char *user, char *uniqueid)
 {
     int r = 0;
-    struct seen *seendb;
+    struct seen *seendb = NULL;
     struct seendata sd;
 
     if (verbose) 
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
 {
     int r;
     struct sync_seen *mseen, *rseen;
-    struct seen *seendb;
+    struct seen *seendb = NULL;
     struct sync_seen_list *list;
 
     /* silently ignore errors */