diff --git a/ex-1/tests.c b/ex-1/tests.c
index 52352cc..a8c8a94 100644
--- a/ex-1/tests.c
+++ b/ex-1/tests.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ double numeric_mode(double min, double max,
   double x = 0;
   int    max_iter = 100;
   double prec = 1e-7;
-  int    status;
+  int    status = GSL_CONTINUE;
   const gsl_min_fminimizer_type *T = gsl_min_fminimizer_brent;
   gsl_min_fminimizer *s = gsl_min_fminimizer_alloc(T);
   gsl_min_fminimizer_set(s, &npdf, x, min, max);