diff --git a/cansend.c b/cansend.c
index 3938029..ac49de3 100644
--- a/cansend.c
+++ b/cansend.c
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	bzero(&addr,sizeof(struct sockaddr_can)); //zero out the struct
+	
 	addr.can_family = AF_CAN;
 	addr.can_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
 
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* little (really a very little!) CPU usage.                          */
 	setsockopt(s, SOL_CAN_RAW, CAN_RAW_FILTER, NULL, 0);
 
+	// bzero(&addr,sizeof(struct sockaddr_can)); //zero out the struct
+	
 	if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
 		perror("bind");
 		return 1;