diff --git a/bindings/client.go b/bindings/client.go
index 4cdfa338f802dd28c3d0b387cc6e8e7e21c19825..1d27eebecf9dda16a8ed8b3e69f55ba4d52b4007 100644
--- a/bindings/client.go
+++ b/bindings/client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
 )
 
-var extantClient bool
+var extantClient bool = false
 var loginMux sync.Mutex
 
 var clientSingleton *Client