diff --git a/src/components/client/client.c b/src/components/client/client.c
index 9ada2ef..c17de7c 100644
--- a/src/components/client/client.c
+++ b/src/components/client/client.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void process_client_command(char *line, session *sess, server_data_t *s_d) {
     if (!strcmp(arg_2, "search")) {
       char *s_type = arg_1; /* since we don't need the contents of arg_1 and
                                arg_2 variables */
-      char *s_val = NULL;
+      char s_val[256];
       ret = sscanf(line, "%*s %*s %s %s %u %u", s_type, s_val, &(fl_args.limit),
                    &(fl_args.page));