diff --git a/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py b/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
index 8d2e916..88b8dd8 100644
--- a/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
+++ b/k8s_gitlab_borg/__main__.py
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ def main():
                 try:
                     offset = 0
                     retries = 10
+                    download = None
                     while True:
                         logger.info(
                             "Downloading ‘%s’ (%s, ‘%s’)...",