diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 13b9a46..e9364d0 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   enum { undef, search, bitmap, usage_map } mode = undef;
   const char *db_path = NULL;
   float tresh = 0.10;
-  unsigned short int cols;
+  unsigned short int cols = 64;
   db_t db;
   rec_t sample;
   char opt = '\0';