diff --git a/git-fetch.sh b/git-fetch.sh
index bcc67ab..f1522bd 100755
--- a/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/git-fetch.sh
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 fetch_main () {
   reflist="$1"
   refs=
+  rref=
 
   for ref in $reflist
   do