diff --git a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-callback.c b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-callback.c
index 106888832..79b2955a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-callback.c
+++ b/src/plugins/trigger/trigger-callback.c
@@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ trigger_callback_modifier_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
 
     TRIGGER_CALLBACK_CB_INIT(NULL);
 
-    TRIGGER_CALLBACK_CB_NEW_POINTERS;
-
     buffer = NULL;
     tags = NULL;
     num_tags = 0;
     string_no_color = NULL;
 
+    TRIGGER_CALLBACK_CB_NEW_POINTERS;
+
     /* split IRC message (if string is an IRC message) */
     if ((strncmp (modifier, "irc_in_", 7) == 0)
         || (strncmp (modifier, "irc_in2_", 8) == 0)