1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/dyn_utils.c b/lib/dyn_utils.c
index b614634..6912dd2 100644
--- a/lib/dyn_utils.c
+++ b/lib/dyn_utils.c
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ dt_err dtree_decode_json(dtree *(*data), const char *jd)
                 dtree_malloc(&new_root);
 
                 if(ctr < 0) {
-                    parents[0] = new_root;
-                    ctr = 0;
+                    parents[ctr = 0] = new_root;
                 } else {
                     dtree_addlist(parents[ctr], &new_root);
                     parents[++ctr] = new_root;