diff --git a/report-issue/index.php b/report-issue/index.php
index 5ad1ef5..7787bca 100644
--- a/report-issue/index.php
+++ b/report-issue/index.php
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
    $subject = $detail = "";
    $ua_str = $_SERVER["HTTP_USER_AGENT"];
 
+   // Define response variable as blank before POSTing
+   $giteaResponse = "";
+
    if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST" ) {
      $subject = validate($_POST["subject"]);
      $detail = validate($_POST["detail"]);
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
       </form>
 
       <p>You have submitted:</p>
-      <p><?php echo $giteaResponse;?>
+      <p><?php echo $giteaResponse;}?>
 
     <!-- Footer -->
     <footer>