diff --git a/src/sessions/twitter/session.py b/src/sessions/twitter/session.py
index db0bc0e9..c1fd62b5 100644
--- a/src/sessions/twitter/session.py
+++ b/src/sessions/twitter/session.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class Session(base.baseSession):
     finished = True
    except TwythonError as e:
     output.speak(e.message)
+    val = None
     if e.error_code != 403 and e.error_code != 404:
      tries = tries+1
      time.sleep(5)