diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 8735254..0d18496 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ int get_asset(char** buffer, const char* path, size_t* size) {
 	if (strlen(webroot) + strlen(path) + 2 > PATH_MAX)
 		return 404;
 
-	char full_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char full_path[PATH_MAX] = {};
 	snprintf(full_path, sizeof(full_path), "%s%s", webroot, path);
 
-	char resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char resolved_path[PATH_MAX] = {};
 	if (realpath(full_path, resolved_path) == NULL)
 		return 404;
 
-	char resolved_base[PATH_MAX];
+	char resolved_base[PATH_MAX] = {};
 	if (realpath(webroot, resolved_base) == NULL)
 		return 404;
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ int get_asset(char** buffer, const char* path, size_t* size) {
 		return 500;
 	}
 
-	buffer[*size] = 0;
-
 	return 200;
 };