diff --git a/queue/lmtp b/queue/lmtp
index 1e602d6..f446622 100644
--- a/queue/lmtp
+++ b/queue/lmtp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub hook_queue {
         $queue =~ /^lmtp:\/\/(.*):(\d+)$/;
         $lmtp_host=$1;
         $lmtp_port=$2;
-        my $lmtp_user  = $transaction->notes("destination-user") || "";
+        $lmtp_user  = $transaction->notes("destination-user") || "";
 
     }
     else