diff --git a/cd.sh b/cd.sh
index e8da6a4..e2b9b3b 100644
--- a/cd.sh
+++ b/cd.sh
@@ -612,9 +612,10 @@ local file="${1}"
 }
 
 cd_rm () {
-    if [ -e "${1}" ] ; then
-        echo "← ${1}"
-        rm -r "${1}" || exit
+local path="${1}"
+    if [ -e "${path}" ] ; then
+        echo "← ${path}"
+        rm -r "${path}" || exit
     fi
 }