diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index 6865c02e..f3bc9312 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ int
 main(int    argc_,
      char **argv_)
 {
+  State state;
   auto data = toml::parse<toml::preserve_comments>("config.toml");
 
   Branches2 branches(data["branches"]);