diff --git a/lib/ConsumerStrategies/CurlConsumer.php b/lib/ConsumerStrategies/CurlConsumer.php
index 52654e4..ee52dc6 100644
--- a/lib/ConsumerStrategies/CurlConsumer.php
+++ b/lib/ConsumerStrategies/CurlConsumer.php
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ protected function _execute($url, $batch) {
             curl_multi_add_handle($mh,$ch);
         }
 
+        $running = 0;
+
         do {
             curl_multi_exec($mh, $running);
             curl_multi_select($mh);