diff --git a/bashbot.sh b/bashbot.sh
index 654d720..8ea8eb7 100755
--- a/bashbot.sh
+++ b/bashbot.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #     8 - curl/wget missing
 #     10 - not bash!
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-17-g8c9298d
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-25-gd496639
 ##################################################################
 # shellcheck disable=SC2140,SC2031,SC2120,SC1091,SC1117,SC2059
 
diff --git a/dev/all-tests.sh b/dev/all-tests.sh
index 996bc6a..cb0e50e 100755
--- a/dev/all-tests.sh
+++ b/dev/all-tests.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 # Description: run all tests, exit after failed test
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-22-ga3efcd2
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-25-gd496639
 #############################################################
 
 # magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
diff --git a/test/c-init-test.sh b/test/c-init-test.sh
index 30f1905..6caf8e7 100755
--- a/test/c-init-test.sh
+++ b/test/c-init-test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.20-0-g2ab00a2
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.21-dev-25-gd496639
 
 # include common functions and definitions
 # shellcheck source=test/ALL-tests.inc.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ TESTFILES="${TOKENFILE} ${ACLFILE} ${COUNTFILE} ${BLOCKEDFILE} ${ADMINFILE}"
 set -e
 
 # run bashbot first time with init
+export BOTTOKEN=""
 "${TESTDIR}/bashbot.sh" init >"${LOGFILE}"  <<EOF
 $TESTTOKEN
 nobody