--- cgi-lib.c	Wed Apr 11 20:03:57 2001
+++ cgi-lib.c	Wed Apr 11 20:04:20 2001
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@
   int numcookies = 0;
   short NM = 1;
 
+  list_create(entries);
   if (cookies == NULL)
     return 0;
-  list_create(entries);
   window = entries->head;
   len = strlen(cookies);
   entry.name = (char *)malloc(sizeof(char) * len + 1);
