diff --git a/src/server/distrend.c b/src/server/distrend.c
--- a/src/server/distrend.c
+++ b/src/server/distrend.c
@@ -980,6 +980,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       fprintf(stderr, "\nFrame#:%d", tmp_frame->num);
       break;
     case 4:
+      name = NULL;
+      submitter = NULL;
+      email = NULL;
+
       fprintf(stderr, "\nType: \n\t 1 \t blender\n\t 2 \t povray\n"); scanf("%d", &type);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nName: ");                     getline(&name, &read_buf, stdin);
       fprintf(stderr, "\nSubmitter: ");                getline(&submitter, &read_buf, stdin);