diff --git a/xwords4/common/board.c b/xwords4/common/board.c
index b9fe9dcf6..e365ea6c3 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/board.c
+++ b/xwords4/common/board.c
@@ -743,12 +743,14 @@ warnBadWords( const XP_UCHAR* word, XP_Bool isLegal,
 {
     XP_Bool ok = XP_TRUE;
     if ( !isLegal ) {
-        BadWordInfo bwi;
+        BadWordInfo bwi = {0};
         BoardCtxt* board = (BoardCtxt*)closure;
         XP_S16 turn = server_getCurrentTurn( board->server );
 
         bwi.nWords = 1;
         bwi.words[0] = word;
+        bwi.dictName = 
+            dict_getShortName( model_getPlayerDict( board->model, turn ) );
 
         ok = !board->badWordRejected
             && util_warnIllegalWord( board->util, &bwi, turn, XP_FALSE );
diff --git a/xwords4/common/util.h b/xwords4/common/util.h
index 29c64fd3d..f9866042b 100644
--- a/xwords4/common/util.h
+++ b/xwords4/common/util.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ typedef struct PickInfo {
 
 typedef struct BadWordInfo {
     XP_U16 nWords;
-    XP_UCHAR* dictName;
+    const XP_UCHAR* dictName;
     const XP_UCHAR* words[MAX_TRAY_TILES+1]; /* can form in both directions */
 } BadWordInfo;