diff --git a/src/std/config.c b/src/std/config.c
index 00e94bb..823da15 100644
--- a/src/std/config.c
+++ b/src/std/config.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void ARC_ConfigData_RunVariableLineTag(ARC_ParserTagToken *tagToken, ARC_Config
     if(value != NULL){
         //point to the already stored data
         typeData->data = value;
-        typeData->destroyFn = NULL;
+        typeData->destroyFn = ARC_ConfigType_EmptyDestroyFn;
 
         //add to the current group hashtable
         ARC_Hashtable_Add(config->currentGroup, (void *)nameVariableCStr, (void *)typeData);