diff --git a/ding_client b/ding_client
index 9ca917f..773e504 100755
--- a/ding_client
+++ b/ding_client
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import configparser
 
 CONFIG = "ding_client.cfg"
 
+global exitcode
+exitcode = 1
+
 def readConfig():
   cfg = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
   try:
@@ -28,8 +31,6 @@ def readConfig():
 
 def send(conn, cmd):
 
-  global exitcode
-
   conn.connect((host, port))
   buf = conn.recv(1024)
   if(buf == b"OK 1337\n"):