diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index 2ac22f20..9bed14f8 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) release() {
 
 func (s *rtmpSender) restart() error {
 	s.conn.Close()
-	for n := 0; n < s.retries; n++ {
+    var err error
+    for n := 0; n < s.retries; n++ {
 		s.conn, err = rtmp.Dial(s.url, s.timeout, s.log)
 		if err == nil {
 			break