diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 06856024f8..979c5ebf42 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -174,3 +174,9 @@ David  12 Jan 2009
         main.cpp
         sched_util.cpp,h
         server_types.cpp
+
+David  12 Jan 2009
+    - scheduler: initialize COPROC fields
+
+    lib/
+        coproc.cpp
diff --git a/lib/coproc.h b/lib/coproc.h
index a9920f9a40..2a60c0a417 100644
--- a/lib/coproc.h
+++ b/lib/coproc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct COPROC {
         strcpy(type, t);
         count = 0;
         used = 0;
+        req_secs = 0;
+        req_instances = 0;
         memset(&owner, 0, sizeof(owner));
     }
     virtual ~COPROC(){}