diff --git a/src/opensuperclone/tool.c b/src/opensuperclone/tool.c
index aed193c..9a68627 100644
--- a/src/opensuperclone/tool.c
+++ b/src/opensuperclone/tool.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,8 @@ int find_command_plus1_ccc(char *search_command, char *search_command_cap, char
 // function to return a full line
 char *get_full_line_ccc(unsigned int line_number)
 {
-  char full_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
+  //char full_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
+  full_line[0] = '\0';
   sscanf(script_line_pointer_ccc[line_number], "%[^\n]", full_line);
   char *return_data = full_line;
   return (return_data);
@@ -1604,7 +1605,8 @@ char *get_full_line_ccc(unsigned int line_number)
 char *get_rest_of_line(unsigned int line_number)
 {
   char command[MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH] = "";
-  char rest_of_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
+  //char rest_of_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
+  rest_of_line[0] = '\0';
   sscanf(script_line_pointer_ccc[line_number], "%s %[^\n]", command, rest_of_line);
   char *return_data = rest_of_line;
   return (return_data);
diff --git a/src/opensuperclone/tool.h b/src/opensuperclone/tool.h
index 87428ae..56d907f 100644
--- a/src/opensuperclone/tool.h
+++ b/src/opensuperclone/tool.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ char *string_variable_name_buffer_ccc;
 char **string_variable_name_pointer_ccc;
 char *string_variable_buffer_ccc;
 unsigned int total_string_variables_ccc;
+char full_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
+char rest_of_line[MAX_LINE_LENGTH] = "";
 
 void supertool_cleanup_ccc(void);