diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index c7a4f66..41aad1f 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
 # ╰───╯
 
 _spcd_fill() {
-    _spcd_fill__index=${1}
-    while [ "${_spcd_fill__index}" -gt 0 ]; do
+    local index=${1}
+    while [ "${index}" -gt 0 ]; do
         printf "%s" "${2}"
-        _spcd_fill__index=$((_spcd_fill__index - 1))
+        index=$((index - 1))
     done
-    unset _spcd_fill__index
 }
 
 # ╭───┬────────╮