diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index 91704836..75f7f6db 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -469,8 +469,10 @@ const char *get_tok_value(const char *s,const char *tok, int with_quotes)
     my_free(976, &result);
     my_free(977, &token);
     size = sizetok = 0;
+    xctx->get_tok_size = 0;
     return "";
   }
+  xctx->get_tok_size = 0;
   /* dbg(2, "get_tok_value(): looking for <%s> in <%s>\n",tok,s); */
   if( size == 0 ) {
     sizetok = size = CADCHUNKALLOC;