diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index b706a505bc..922774ea1c 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -11938,3 +11938,10 @@ David  May 2 2004
     sched/
         handle_request.C
         server_types.C,h
+
+David  May 2 2004
+	- client: fixed bug in general prefs parsing that caused
+		source project to be "unidentified"
+
+	client/
+		prefs.C
diff --git a/client/prefs.C b/client/prefs.C
index 8243ff35ff..ed842eddbe 100644
--- a/client/prefs.C
+++ b/client/prefs.C
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ void GLOBAL_PREFS::init() {
     max_memory_mbytes = 128;
     proc_priority = 1;
     cpu_affinity = -1;
-    source_project = "";
-    source_scheduler = "";
 };
 
 GLOBAL_PREFS::GLOBAL_PREFS() {
@@ -86,6 +84,8 @@ int GLOBAL_PREFS::parse(FILE* in, char* host_venue, bool& found_venue) {
     bool in_venue = false, in_correct_venue=false;
 
 	init();
+    source_project = "";
+    source_scheduler = "";
 
     // set all booleans to false here
     run_on_batteries = false;