diff --git a/doc/contributions.txt b/doc/contributions.txt
index 852c1c5f921e5d1f63425e7739441064b0b75b8b..fd4315552335c5f48380becfee90911e2c77cfa1 100644
--- a/doc/contributions.txt
+++ b/doc/contributions.txt
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ Tharax Ferraris
 	VWR-605
 Thickbrick Sleaford
 	SNOW-207
+	SNOW-743
 	VWR-7109
 	VWR-9287
 	VWR-13483
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
index e1855a554b63e31562646285700cdbbdea8f9ac9..2a6b2727417d0c6cde29b36fd628a3ce0d18c60f 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewermessage.cpp
@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ void process_improved_im(LLMessageSystem *msg, void **user_data)
 			{
 				LLVector3 pos, look_at;
 				U64 region_handle;
-				U8 region_access;
+				U8 region_access = SIM_ACCESS_MIN;
 				std::string region_info = ll_safe_string((char*)binary_bucket, binary_bucket_size);
 				std::string region_access_str = LLStringUtil::null;
 				std::string region_access_icn = LLStringUtil::null;