diff --git a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
index 6f44e773..63a062b6 100644
--- a/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-config-mode-mesh-vpn/luasrc/lib/gluon/config-mode/reboot/0100-mesh-vpn.lua
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ local sysconfig = require 'gluon.sysconfig'
 
 local pretty_hostname = require 'pretty_hostname'
 
-local pubkey = ""
+local pubkey
 local hostname = pretty_hostname.get(uci)
 local contact = uci:get_first("gluon-node-info", "owner", "contact")
 
-local msg = ""
+local msg
 if meshvpn_enabled ~= "1" then
   msg = i18n.translate('gluon-config-mode:novpn')
 else