diff --git a/pidd.sh b/pidd.sh
index d59ab5b..39ff68c 100644
--- a/pidd.sh
+++ b/pidd.sh
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ pidd_cat () {
 pidd_echo () {
     if [ -n "${1}" ] ; then
         for pidd_echo__name in "${@}" ; do
+            pidd_echo__text=""
             eval "pidd_echo__text=\"\${${pidd_echo__name}}\""
             echo "${pidd_echo__name} = \"${pidd_echo__text}\""
         done