diff --git a/mini_al.h b/mini_al.h
index 08792bb4..a3e4bf41 100644
--- a/mini_al.h
+++ b/mini_al.h
@@ -1971,6 +1971,11 @@ mal_uint64 mal_format_converter_read(mal_format_converter* pConverter, mal_uint6
 mal_uint64 mal_format_converter_read_deinterleaved(mal_format_converter* pConverter, mal_uint64 frameCount, void** ppSamplesOut, void* pUserData);
 
 
+// Helper for initializing a format converter config.
+mal_format_converter_config mal_format_converter_config_init_new();
+mal_format_converter_config mal_format_converter_config_init(mal_format formatIn, mal_format formatOut, mal_uint32 channels, mal_format_converter_read_proc onRead, mal_format_converter_read_deinterleaved_proc onReadDeinterleaved, void* pUserData);
+
+
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
@@ -18558,6 +18563,28 @@ mal_uint64 mal_format_converter_read_deinterleaved(mal_format_converter* pConver
 }
 
 
+mal_format_converter_config mal_format_converter_config_init_new()
+{
+    mal_format_converter_config config;
+    mal_zero_object(&config);
+
+    return config;
+}
+
+mal_format_converter_config mal_format_converter_config_init(mal_format formatIn, mal_format formatOut, mal_uint32 channels, mal_format_converter_read_proc onRead, mal_format_converter_read_deinterleaved_proc onReadDeinterleaved, void* pUserData)
+{
+    mal_format_converter_config config = mal_format_converter_config_init_new();
+    config.formatIn = formatIn;
+    config.formatOut = formatOut;
+    config.channels = channels;
+    config.onRead = onRead;
+    config.onReadDeinterleaved = onReadDeinterleaved;
+    config.pUserData = pUserData;
+
+    return config;
+}
+
+
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
diff --git a/tests/mal_dithering.c b/tests/mal_dithering.c
index d57f9c19..1c4f8cdc 100644
--- a/tests/mal_dithering.c
+++ b/tests/mal_dithering.c
@@ -78,11 +78,10 @@ int do_dithering_test()
     mal_sine_wave_init(0.5, 400, 48000, &sineWave);
 
     mal_format srcFormat = mal_format_s24;
-    mal_format dstFormat = mal_format_s16;
+    mal_format dstFormat = mal_format_u8;
     mal_dither_mode ditherMode = mal_dither_mode_triangle;
 
-    mal_format_converter_config converterInConfig;
-    mal_zero_object(&converterInConfig);
+    mal_format_converter_config converterInConfig = mal_format_converter_config_init_new();
     converterInConfig.formatIn = mal_format_f32;  // <-- From the sine wave generator.
     converterInConfig.formatOut = srcFormat;
     converterInConfig.channels = config.channels;
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ int do_dithering_test()
         return -3;
     }
 
-    mal_format_converter_config converterOutConfig;
-    mal_zero_object(&converterInConfig);
+    mal_format_converter_config converterOutConfig = mal_format_converter_config_init_new();
     converterOutConfig.formatIn = srcFormat;
     converterOutConfig.formatOut = dstFormat;
     converterOutConfig.channels = config.channels;