diff --git a/webv4/lib/files.js b/webv4/lib/files.js
index ea409ba4c751e43fa456322e333348c179aafe71..e429149c31b632b79181e9033f85397ff47d093b 100644
--- a/webv4/lib/files.js
+++ b/webv4/lib/files.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ require('filebase.js', 'FileBase');
 require('file_size.js', 'file_size_str');
 
 function count_files(dir) {
-    var n = 0;
     const fn = format("%s%s.ixb", file_area.dir[dir].data_dir, dir);
-    if (!file_exists(fn)) return n;
+    if (!file_exists(fn)) return 0;
     return Math.floor(file_size(fn) / 22); // ixb record length is 22 bytes
 }