diff --git a/include/lassospkit_saml_common.inc.php b/include/lassospkit_saml_common.inc.php
index c47f7e9..c4c07a3 100644
--- a/include/lassospkit_saml_common.inc.php
+++ b/include/lassospkit_saml_common.inc.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class LassoSPKitSAMLCommon {
     /** Create the server object by retrieving the configuration from
     the data object. */
     function initServer($base) {
+        $ret = 0;
         if ($this->server) {
             return 1;
         }