diff --git a/src/p7/main.c b/src/p7/main.c
index d6be6dc..1269c80 100644
--- a/src/p7/main.c
+++ b/src/p7/main.c
@@ -200,8 +200,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 
 	/* Initialize libp7 and communication */
 	p7_handle_t *handle = NULL; int err;
-	if (args.com) err = p7_cominit(&handle, args.initflags, args.com,
-		&p7_default_settings);
+	if (args.com) err = p7_cominit(&handle, args.initflags, args.com, NULL);
 	else err = p7_init(&handle, args.initflags);
 	if (err) {
 		/* display error */