diff --git a/src/cw/conn_init.c b/src/cw/conn_init.c
index d4a7f6f4..330d9a48 100644
--- a/src/cw/conn_init.c
+++ b/src/cw/conn_init.c
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ void conn_init(struct conn * conn)
 
 	conn->process_packet=conn_process_packet;
 	conn->process_message=process_message;
+
+
+	conn->config = mbag_create();
+	conn->config_upd=mbag_create();
 }