diff --git a/handlers/easydialog.sh b/handlers/easydialog.sh
index ff3659f25583852f6eca558257e75ecb5fc661c9..bb7e8e3a8f97fc9aa2494916269b5cf09846312a 100644
--- a/handlers/easydialog.sh
+++ b/handlers/easydialog.sh
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ formDisplay() {
    ) | xargs $DIALOG 2> $temp
    local status=$?
    
+   REPLY=
    if [ $status = 0 ]; then
       IFS=$''
       REPLY=`cat $temp`