diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index fe3829d..596dc99 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ _SPCD_BANNER_VERTICAL="│"
 
 _spcd_banner_add() {
     if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
-        local text=" ${1} "
-        local length=${#text}
-        local filler="$(_spcd_fill "${length}" "${_SPCD_BANNER_HORIZONTAL}")"
+        local text length filler
+        text=" ${1} "
+        length=${#text}
+        filler="$(_spcd_fill "${length}" "${_SPCD_BANNER_HORIZONTAL}")"
         if [ -n "${__SPCD_BANNER_MIDDLE}" ]; then
             _spcd_banner_split
         else