1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index 81c2676723..dee61557e0 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -207,7 +207,17 @@ int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int value_len, char *dst)
 	struct color fg = { COLOR_UNSPECIFIED };
 	struct color bg = { COLOR_UNSPECIFIED };
 
-	if (!strncasecmp(value, "reset", len)) {
+	while (len > 0 && isspace(*ptr)) {
+		ptr++;
+		len--;
+	}
+
+	if (!len) {
+		dst[0] = '\0';
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!strncasecmp(ptr, "reset", len)) {
 		xsnprintf(dst, end - dst, GIT_COLOR_RESET);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -215,7 +225,7 @@ int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int value_len, char *dst)
 	/* [fg [bg]] [attr]... */
 	while (len > 0) {
 		const char *word = ptr;
-		struct color c;
+		struct color c = { COLOR_UNSPECIFIED };
 		int val, wordlen = 0;
 
 		while (len > 0 && !isspace(word[wordlen])) {