diff --git a/stop-frontend.sh b/stop-frontend.sh
index 7dc27b7..5ef7996 100755
--- a/stop-frontend.sh
+++ b/stop-frontend.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ FE_PROJECTS=(pc meetingh5 h5 cms build-cms build-down)
 TARGET="${1:-all}"
 
 _stop_fe() {
-  local name="$1" pidfile="$PID_DIR/fe-${name}.pid"
+  local name="$1"
+  local pidfile="$PID_DIR/fe-${name}.pid"
   if [[ -f "$pidfile" ]]; then
     local pid; pid=$(cat "$pidfile")
     if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then