diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index dda86e4d6..b18b798ea 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ client *createClient(connection *conn) {
     c->net_output_bytes = 0;
     c->net_output_bytes_curr_cmd = 0;
     c->commands_processed = 0;
+    c->io_last_reply_block = NULL;
+    c->io_last_bufpos = 0;
     return c;
 }