diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 160472e0b64cae32ec0db5ced3cb2de084ca49d9..17286641257d5d357034e4c2b9d6f8204ee09c94 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("bones") then
 	dofile(MP.."/bones.lua")
 end
 
-
+local QoS
 -- optional mapserver-bridge stuff below
 local http = QoS and QoS(minetest.request_http_api(), 2) or minetest.request_http_api()