diff --git a/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh b/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
index 08f957d2ba5..0fb35eacf3f 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/build-catalog.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ patch_apps() {
     cat ${target}/Chart.yaml | yq '.annotations."truecharts.org/catagories"' -r >> catalog/${train}/${chartname}/item.yaml
 
     # Generate screenshots
+    screenshots=""
     if [[ -d "${target}/screenshots" ]]; then
         screenshots=$(ls ${target}/screenshots)
     fi