diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchTransactions.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchTransactions.php
index 41b57e8f..448a355e 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchTransactions.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchTransactions.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class WrenchTransactions extends BaseController
         $in["loc"] = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
         log_message('critical', "wrenchboard_api-CALL PREPARE DATA".serialize($in) );
 
-
+        $out = [];
         if ( $call_backend ==  true  && $in["action"] !='' ){
             log_message('critical', "WrenchTransactions-Gate 007 ->".$endpoint);
             //$wrenchboard = new  \App\Models\BackendModel();