diff --git a/driveAtlas.sh b/driveAtlas.sh
index ca21c82..06ac9bd 100644
--- a/driveAtlas.sh
+++ b/driveAtlas.sh
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ for bay in $all_bays; do
         colored_health="$(colorize_health "$health")"
 
         # Colorize warnings if present
-        local colored_warnings="${warnings:--}"
+        colored_warnings="${warnings:--}"
         if [[ "$USE_COLOR" == true && -n "$warnings" ]]; then
             colored_warnings="${COLOR_YELLOW}${warnings}${COLOR_RESET}"
         fi