diff --git a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat_v2.dspy b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat_v2.dspy
index 09d92a1..72c8cf7 100644
--- a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat_v2.dspy
+++ b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat_v2.dspy
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import aiohttp
 
 action = (params_kw or {}).get('action', 'send_message')
+msg = ''
 if action != 'send_message':
     p = params_kw or {}
     msg = (p.get('message_text') or '').strip()