diff --git a/lib/ldap b/lib/ldap
index d2dbc3b..0414fea 100644
--- a/lib/ldap
+++ b/lib/ldap
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
 function init_ldap {
     local keystone_ldif
 
-    local tmp_ldap_dir=$(mktemp -d -t ldap.$$.XXXXXXXXXX)
+    local tmp_ldap_dir
+    tmp_ldap_dir=$(mktemp -d -t ldap.$$.XXXXXXXXXX)
 
     # Remove data but not schemas
     clear_ldap_state
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@
     echo "Installing LDAP inside function"
     echo "os_VENDOR is $os_VENDOR"
 
-    local tmp_ldap_dir=$(mktemp -d -t ldap.$$.XXXXXXXXXX)
+    local tmp_ldap_dir
+    tmp_ldap_dir=$(mktemp -d -t ldap.$$.XXXXXXXXXX)
 
     printf "installing OpenLDAP"
     if is_ubuntu; then
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@
     fi
 
     echo "LDAP_PASSWORD is $LDAP_PASSWORD"
-    local slappass=$(slappasswd -s $LDAP_PASSWORD)
+    local slappass
+    slappass=$(slappasswd -s $LDAP_PASSWORD)
     printf "LDAP secret is $slappass\n"
 
     # Create manager.ldif and add to olcdb