diff --git a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
index 51072f43d..07658e795 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fi
 }
 
 fn_check_permissions(){
+permissionfailure="0"
 if [ -n "${functionsdir}" ]; then
   while read -r filename
   do