diff --git a/src/stellar/stellar_core.cpp b/src/stellar/stellar_core.cpp
index 465998a..7af49d9 100644
--- a/src/stellar/stellar_core.cpp
+++ b/src/stellar/stellar_core.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ static void *work_thread(void *arg)
     uint16_t thr_idx = thread->idx;
     __thread_id = thr_idx;
 
+    memset(packets, 0, sizeof(packets));
+
     snprintf(thd_name, sizeof(thd_name), "stellar:%d", thr_idx);
     prctl(PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long long)thd_name, NULL, NULL, NULL);