diff --git a/read_bkn.c b/read_bkn.c
index fec8be5..a9f5334 100644
--- a/read_bkn.c
+++ b/read_bkn.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ bool read_bkn(char* filePath, struct bkn_data* bknData) {
         if (bknData->methods == NULL) {
             out_of_memory();
         }
+        memset(&bknData->methods[bknData->numMethods], 0, sizeof(struct bkn_method));
         
         read_bkn_method(&bknFile, &bknData->methods[bknData->numMethods]);
         bknData->numMethods++;