diff --git a/bin/qemush b/bin/qemush
index ff5f4c3..135db5f 100755
--- a/bin/qemush
+++ b/bin/qemush
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ public_cat() {
 public_add() {
     trap return EXIT
     set -e
-    local name="${2:-$(basename "$1")}"
+
+    local name
+    name="${2:-$(basename "$1")}"
     cp -v -i -- "$1" "${bin}/${2}"
     chmod 740 "${bin}/${name}"