diff --git a/src/account.c b/src/account.c
index b79c0f0..edcaef0 100644
--- a/src/account.c
+++ b/src/account.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void _mstdnt_val_malloc_account_call(cJSON* v, void* _type)
 {
     struct mstdnt_account** type = _type;
 
-    *type = malloc(sizeof(struct mstdnt_account));
+    *type = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mstdnt_account));
 
     if (*type)
         mstdnt_account_from_json(*type, v->child);
diff --git a/src/attachment.c b/src/attachment.c
index d5b8cd4..e8c26eb 100644
--- a/src/attachment.c
+++ b/src/attachment.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void _mstdnt_val_attachments_call(cJSON* v, void* _type)
         return;
     }
 
-    *attachments = malloc(sizeof(struct mstdnt_attachment) * size);
+    *attachments = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mstdnt_attachment) * size);
     if (*attachments == NULL)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/emoji.c b/src/emoji.c
index 0a1b049..a9de512 100644
--- a/src/emoji.c
+++ b/src/emoji.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void _mstdnt_val_emoji_reactions_call(cJSON* v, void* _type)
         return;
     }
 
-    *emos = malloc(sizeof(struct mstdnt_emoji_reaction) * size);
+    *emos = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mstdnt_emoji_reaction) * size);
     if (*emos == NULL)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/notification.c b/src/notification.c
index f0afce5..a20fb33 100644
--- a/src/notification.c
+++ b/src/notification.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int mstdnt_notifications_from_result(struct mstdnt_fetch_results* results,
     if (size) *size = cJSON_GetArraySize(root);
 
     /* malloc array - cJSON does a loop to count, let's do it once preferably */
-    *notif = malloc((size ? *size : cJSON_GetArraySize(root))
+    *notif = calloc(1, (size ? *size : cJSON_GetArraySize(root))
                     * sizeof(struct mstdnt_notification));
     if (*notif == NULL)
         return 1;
diff --git a/src/status.c b/src/status.c
index 6dd6005..e638a62 100644
--- a/src/status.c
+++ b/src/status.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void _mstdnt_val_malloc_status_call(cJSON* v, void* _type)
 {
     struct mstdnt_status** type = _type;
 
-    *type = malloc(sizeof(struct mstdnt_status));
+    *type = calloc(1, sizeof(struct mstdnt_status));
     
     if (*type)
         mstdnt_status_from_json(*type, v->child);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int mstdnt_statuses_from_result(struct mstdnt_storage* storage,
     if (size) *size = cJSON_GetArraySize(root);
 
     /* malloc array - cJSON does a loop to count, let's do it once preferably */
-    *statuses = malloc((size ? *size : cJSON_GetArraySize(root))
+    *statuses = calloc(1, (size ? *size : cJSON_GetArraySize(root))
                        * sizeof(struct mstdnt_status));
     if (*statuses == NULL)
         return 1;