diff --git a/lib/tls b/lib/tls
index 8ff2027..f4740b8 100644
--- a/lib/tls
+++ b/lib/tls
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@
 # we need to change it.
 function fix_system_ca_bundle_path {
     if is_service_enabled tls-proxy || [ "$USE_SSL" == "True" ]; then
-        local capath=$(python -c $'try:\n from requests import certs\n print certs.where()\nexcept ImportError: pass')
+        local capath
+        capath=$(python -c $'try:\n from requests import certs\n print certs.where()\nexcept ImportError: pass')
 
         if [[ ! $capath == "" && ! $capath =~ ^/etc/.* && ! -L $capath ]]; then
             if is_fedora; then