diff --git a/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h b/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
index dd055a8f..52063eb0 100644
--- a/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
+++ b/src/test/check_getdns_cancel_callback.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
        struct event_base *event_base = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;     /* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@
        struct event_base *event_base = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;     /* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
@@ -108,6 +112,13 @@
        int odd = 0;
        int even = 0;
 
+      /*  
+       *  Initialize counters 
+       */
+       callback_called = 0;
+       callback_completed = 0;
+       callback_canceled = 0;
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
 
@@ -180,6 +191,14 @@
        int odd = 0;
        int even = 0;
 
+      /*  
+       *  Initialize counters 
+       */
+       callback_called = 0;
+       callback_completed = 0;
+       callback_canceled = 0;
+
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
 
@@ -255,6 +274,13 @@
        int odd = 0;
        int even = 0;
 
+      /*  
+       *  Initialize counters 
+       */
+       callback_called = 0;
+       callback_completed = 0;
+       callback_canceled = 0;
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
 
@@ -334,6 +360,13 @@
        int odd = 0;
        int even = 0;
 
+      /*  
+       *  Initialize counters 
+       */
+       callback_called = 0;
+       callback_completed = 0;
+       callback_canceled = 0;
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
diff --git a/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h b/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
index 8c4e45f0..70271749 100644
--- a/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
+++ b/src/test/check_getdns_context_destroy.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
        struct event_base *event_base = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;	/* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@
        struct event_base *event_base = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;     /* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
        
@@ -97,6 +101,8 @@
        struct getdns_dict *address = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;     /* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;
 
@@ -129,6 +135,8 @@
        struct event_base *event_base = NULL;
        getdns_transaction_t transaction_id = 0;
 
+       callback_called = 0;     /* Initialize counter */
+
        CONTEXT_CREATE(TRUE);
        EVENT_BASE_CREATE;