diff --git a/src/execute.c b/src/execute.c
index b6810dd8..adf37737 100644
--- a/src/execute.c
+++ b/src/execute.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,9 @@ jq_state *jq_init(void) {
   jq->input_cb = NULL;
   jq->input_cb_data = NULL;
 
+  jq->debug_cb = NULL;
+  jq->debug_cb_data = NULL;
+
   jq->err_cb = default_err_cb;
   jq->err_cb_data = stderr;
 
diff --git a/tests/jq.test b/tests/jq.test
index 21eabb06..f43f9384 100644
--- a/tests/jq.test
+++ b/tests/jq.test
@@ -1820,8 +1820,12 @@ tojson | fromjson
 {"a":null}
 
 
-# calling input/1 in a test doesn't crash jq
+# calling input/0, or debug/0 in a test doesn't crash jq
 
 try input catch .
 null
 "break"
+
+debug
+1
+1