diff --git a/src/sbbs3/jsexec.c b/src/sbbs3/jsexec.c
index 4bc361b20438594464b41dc1c471907aa832af38..716182171ee19407c6371fa7e74698c11f49df2a 100644
--- a/src/sbbs3/jsexec.c
+++ b/src/sbbs3/jsexec.c
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char** environ)
 	confp=stdout;
 	errfp=stderr;
 	nulfp=fopen(_PATH_DEVNULL,"w+");
+	statfp=stdout;
 
 	branch.limit=JAVASCRIPT_BRANCH_LIMIT;
 	branch.yield_freq=JAVASCRIPT_YIELD_FREQUENCY;