diff --git a/script-user-reset-password b/script-user-reset-password
index 2c47da06..e7bac7ad 100755
--- a/script-user-reset-password
+++ b/script-user-reset-password
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # This script will reset a user password on the server
 # Copyright 2021 Bryan C. Roessler
 
+declare user=""
+
 parent="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
 parent=${parent%/*}
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ is_root
 
 [[ $# -gt 2 ]] && "Too many arguments" && exit 1
 
-if ! id -u "$user"; then
+if ! id -u "$user" ; then
     echo "User $user does not exist"
     exit 1
 fi