diff --git a/cv10/program.c b/cv10/program.c
index 387e704..9776b0e 100644
--- a/cv10/program.c
+++ b/cv10/program.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ int main() {
         num_students++;
     }
 
-    // sort the names by alphabet
+    names[num_accepted][0] = '\0';
+    
     qsort(names, num_accepted, sizeof(char*) * NAME_SIZE, compare_names);
 
     if (num_accepted == 0) {