diff --git a/cf_list_create.js b/cf_list_create.js
index c407ddc..af7180a 100644
--- a/cf_list_create.js
+++ b/cf_list_create.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const LIST_ITEM_LIMIT = Number.isSafeInteger(Number(process.env.CLOUDFLARE_LIST_
 
 if (!process.env.CI) console.log(`List item limit set to ${LIST_ITEM_LIMIT}`);
 
+let whitelist = [];
 
 // Read whitelist.csv and parse
 fs.readFile('whitelist.csv', 'utf8', async (err, data) => {