diff --git a/src/villas-test-cmp.cpp b/src/villas-test-cmp.cpp
index f32d5c9e0..94666d026 100644
--- a/src/villas-test-cmp.cpp
+++ b/src/villas-test-cmp.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ check:		if (optarg == endptr)
 	int n = argc - optind; /* The number of files which we compare */
 	struct side s[n];
 
+	memory_init(0);
 	ret = pool_init(&pool, n, SAMPLE_LEN(DEFAULT_SAMPLELEN), &memory_type_heap);
 	if (ret)
 		error("Failed to initialize pool");