--- servers/slapd/ava.c	2000/05/15 16:46:03	1.12
+++ servers/slapd/ava.c	2000/05/16 18:50:49	1.13
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/ava.c,v 1.11 2000/05/13 00:47:56 kurt Exp $ */
+/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/ava.c,v 1.12 2000/05/15 16:46:03 kurt Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright 1998-2000 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
  * COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT file
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ get_ava(
 	}
 
 	aa = ch_malloc( sizeof( AttributeAssertion ) );
+	aa->aa_desc = NULL;
 
 	rc = slap_bv2ad( &type, &aa->aa_desc, &text );
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ get_ava(
 	}
 
 	aa->aa_value = value;
+	*ava = aa;
 
 	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }