diff --git a/candm.h b/candm.h
index b4e41f1..401c015 100644
--- a/candm.h
+++ b/candm.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ typedef struct {
   Float distance;
   int32_t orphan;
   Float activate;
+  uint32_t reserved[2];
   int32_t EOR;
 } REQ_Local;
 
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index a1e213f..d9f60de 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ process_cmd_local(CMD_Request *msg, char *line)
   msg->data.local.distance = UTI_FloatHostToNetwork(distance);
   msg->data.local.orphan = htonl(orphan);
   msg->data.local.activate = UTI_FloatHostToNetwork(activate);
+  memset(msg->data.local.reserved, 0, sizeof (msg->data.local.reserved));
 
   return 1;
 }