diff --git a/exec/gnats_cvs.js b/exec/gnats_cvs.js
index 92263990bb486297f665a03a26a5bb6460aa57e7..873e40910c3400d230bb2dfacc43b4a6d162088f 100755
--- a/exec/gnats_cvs.js
+++ b/exec/gnats_cvs.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if(!gnats.connect())
 
 while((line=readln()) != undefined)
 	logmsg += line+"\n";
-var logmsg='--- End CVS Commit Message ---\n';
+logmsg+='--- End CVS Commit Message ---\n';
 
 auditprs=new Object;
 stateprs=new Object;