diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MetaGerSearch.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MetaGerSearch.php
index 65ae54a3f93d50081a7bdd80d0c3abe6409919d8..0ef0e9a220506be1889c513238187ab47410f133 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MetaGerSearch.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MetaGerSearch.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class MetaGerSearch extends Controller
     {
         $q = $request->input('q', '');
         $mquicktips = [];
-        
+        $spruch = "";
         if(APP::getLocale() === "de"){
             # Spruch
             $spruecheFile = storage_path() . "/app/public/sprueche.txt";