diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index b81c06fe..ec107dcf 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ graph_plot_add(graph_data_t *d, const char *title)
 {
     plot_t plot;
 
+    p_clear(&plot, 1);
+
     plot.title = a_strdup(title);
     plot.values = p_new(float, d->size);
     plot.lines = p_new(int, d->size);
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index fceba6af..c56a648b 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ progressbar_bar_add(progressbar_data_t *d, const char *title)
 {
     bar_t bar;
 
+    p_clear(&bar, 1);
+
     bar.title = a_strdup(title);
     bar.fg = globalconf.colors.fg;
     bar.fg_off = globalconf.colors.bg;