-static char *url = NULL;
-static char *user = NULL;
-static char *pass = NULL;
-static char *verify_peer = NULL;
-static char *verify_host = NULL;
-static char *cacert = NULL;
-static char *timeout = NULL;
-
-static CURL *curl = NULL;
-
-static char *ascent_buffer = NULL;
-static size_t ascent_buffer_size = 0;
-static size_t ascent_buffer_fill = 0;
+static char *url;
+static char *user;
+static char *pass;
+static char *verify_peer;
+static char *verify_host;
+static char *cacert;
+static char *timeout;
+
+static CURL *curl;
+
+static char *ascent_buffer;
+static size_t ascent_buffer_size;
+static size_t ascent_buffer_fill;