diff --git a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
index d2a058f1c..b4f612cd1 100644
--- a/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
+++ b/plugins/libplugin-pay.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct payment *payment_new(tal_t *ctx, struct command *cmd,
 	p->failreason = NULL;
 	p->getroute->riskfactorppm = 10000000;
 	p->abort = false;
+	p->route = NULL;
 
 	/* Copy over the relevant pieces of information. */
 	if (parent != NULL) {