diff --git a/src/tesk_core/filer.py b/src/tesk_core/filer.py
index d2fef8b..af6cf93 100755
--- a/src/tesk_core/filer.py
+++ b/src/tesk_core/filer.py
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ def delete(self):
 
 def ftp_login(ftp_connection, netloc, netrc_file):
     user = None
+    password=None
     if netrc_file is not None:
         creds = netrc_file.authenticators(netloc)
         if creds: