diff --git a/src/common/options.c b/src/common/options.c
--- a/src/common/options.c
+++ b/src/common/options.c
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ int options_init(int argc, char *argv[],
   strcat(configfile, ".conf");
   fprintf(stderr, "using configuration file: %s\n", configfile);
 
+
+  /* initialize structs */
   *allopts = malloc(sizeof(struct options_common));
   if(!*allopts)
     {
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ int options_init(int argc, char *argv[],
   (*allopts)->remoteio->ssh_command = strdup("ssh");
   /** @TODO: check for NULL return above */
 
+
   cfg_opt_t common_opts[] =
     {
       CFG_SIMPLE_STR("ssh-command", &(*allopts)->remoteio->ssh_command),