diff --git a/src/xtokens_db.go b/src/xtokens_db.go
index e3979fb..02ca4dc 100644
--- a/src/xtokens_db.go
+++ b/src/xtokens_db.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (dbobj dbcon) checkXtoken(xtokenUUID string) bool {
 }
 
 func (dbobj dbcon) checkUserAuthXToken(xtokenUUID string) (tokenAuthResult, error) {
-	var result tokenAuthResult
+	result := tokenAuthResult{}
 	if isValidUUID(xtokenUUID) == false {
 		return result, errors.New("failed to authenticate")
 	}