diff --git a/src/storage/registry/storage_mgr.c b/src/storage/registry/storage_mgr.c
index 73eddec..3a63baf 100644
--- a/src/storage/registry/storage_mgr.c
+++ b/src/storage/registry/storage_mgr.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
storagemgrimpl->reg_url = axutil_strdup(env, connection_string);
storagemgrimpl->username = axutil_strdup(env, username);
storagemgrimpl->password = axutil_strdup(env, password);
- storagemgrimpl->conf = conf;
+ storagemgrimpl->conf = NULL;
storagemgrimpl->storagemgr.ops = &storage_mgr_ops;
status = savan_registry_storage_mgr_init_resource((savan_storage_mgr_t *) storagemgrimpl, env);