diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index abb120cf1..ef28a67cf 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -1434,6 +1434,7 @@ UserDefineCount = 6
 usedVariableList$ = ""
 totalUnusedVariables = 0
 totalWarnings = 0
+uniquenumbern = 0
 
 ''create a type for storing memory blocks
 ''UDT