diff --git a/manager.c b/manager.c
index be1ac1e01f..f19b07fa9c 100644
--- a/manager.c
+++ b/manager.c
@@ -2358,7 +2358,6 @@ int init_manager(void)
 		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Unable to open management configuration manager.conf.  Call management disabled.\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	memset(&ba, 0, sizeof(ba));
 	val = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "enabled");
 	if (val)
 		enabled = ast_true(val);
@@ -2386,11 +2385,11 @@ int init_manager(void)
 
 	if ((val = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "httptimeout")))
 		newhttptimeout = atoi(val);
-	
+
+	memset(&ba, 0, sizeof(ba));
 	ba.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	ba.sin_port = htons(portno);
-	memset(&ba.sin_addr, 0, sizeof(ba.sin_addr));
-	
+
 	if ((val = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "bindaddr"))) {
 		if (!inet_aton(val, &ba.sin_addr)) { 
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Invalid address '%s' specified, using 0.0.0.0\n", val);