diff --git a/exec/load/consensus_vote.js b/exec/load/consensus_vote.js
index c398c83b8c46b9922a59afe40a3710a1cd99b31c..b15ff8864a0ff831bceb8aa9013dbcb54dee0748 100644
--- a/exec/load/consensus_vote.js
+++ b/exec/load/consensus_vote.js
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ function ConcensusObject(host, port, scope)
 		{
 			var i;
 			var now=time();
-			var dontgiveashit;
-	
+			var dontgiveashit=0;
+
 			if(this.start < now-60*60*24*15)
 				return true;