diff --git a/parser/H264Parser.go b/parser/H264Parser.go
index 21191717..3d116367 100644
--- a/parser/H264Parser.go
+++ b/parser/H264Parser.go
@@ -102,8 +102,9 @@ func (p *h264Parser) parse() {
 	outputBuffer := make([]byte, 0, outputBufferSize)
 	searchingForEnd := false
 	for p.isParsing {
+		var aByte uint8
 		if p.isParsing {
-			aByte := <-p.inputChan
+			aByte = <-p.inputChan
 		} else {
 			return
 		}
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ func (p *h264Parser) parse() {
 		outputBuffer = append(outputBuffer, aByte)
 		for i := 1; aByte == 0x00 && i != 4; i++ {
 			if p.isParsing {
-				aByte := <-p.inputChan
+				aByte = <-p.inputChan
 			} else {
 				return
 			}
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (p *h264Parser) parse() {
 					searchingForEnd = false
 				}
 				if p.isParsing {
-					aByte := <-p.inputChan
+					aByte = <-p.inputChan
 				} else {
 					return
 				}