diff --git a/nlsr.c b/nlsr.c
index f5a826f..ffa1900 100644
--- a/nlsr.c
+++ b/nlsr.c
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@
 	nlsr->npl = hashtb_create(sizeof(struct name_prefix), &param_npl);
 	nlsr->in_interest.p = &incoming_interest;
 	nlsr->in_content.p = &incoming_content;
+
+	nlsr->lsdb=(struct linkStateDatabase *)malloc(sizeof(struct linkStateDatabase *));
+	nlsr->lsdb->version=(char *)malloc(16);
+	nlsr->lsdb->version="0000000000000000";
+
 	nlsr->is_synch_init=1;
 	nlsr->nlsa_id=0;