diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 7ed709b0..adb3c3c3 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -1470,10 +1470,10 @@ sub desktop_login  {
     # For Upgrade tests we will need to handle older releases, so we 
     # fix the version number accordingly
     if (get_var("GUI_UPGRADE") == 1) {
-        $release = $version-1;
+        my $release = $version-1;
     }
     elsif (get_var("GUI_UPGRADE") == 2) {
-        $release = $version-2;
+        my $release = $version-2;
     }
     # For Gnome desktop
     if (get_var("DESKTOP") eq 'gnome') {