diff --git a/platform/src/ssl_sess_cache.cpp b/platform/src/ssl_sess_cache.cpp
index 52b57a8..ca29834 100644
--- a/platform/src/ssl_sess_cache.cpp
+++ b/platform/src/ssl_sess_cache.cpp
@@ -268,14 +268,15 @@ void down_session_set(struct sess_cache * cache, const SSL_SESSION * sess)
 
 SSL_SESSION * down_session_get(struct sess_cache * cache, const unsigned char * id, int idlen)
 {
-	SSL_SESSION * sess = NULL;
+	struct sess_get_args result;
+	memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
 	long cb_ret = 0;
 	assert(cache->served_for == CONN_DIR_DOWNSTREAM);
-	MESA_htable_search_cb(cache->hash, id, (unsigned int) idlen, sess_cache_get_cb, &sess, &cb_ret);
+	MESA_htable_search_cb(cache->hash, id, (unsigned int) idlen, sess_cache_get_cb, &result, &cb_ret);
 	if (cb_ret == SESS_CACHE_FOUND)
 	{
 		ATOMIC_INC(&(cache->hit_cnt));
-		return sess;
+		return result.sess;
 	}
 	else
 	{