diff --git a/modules/system.py b/modules/system.py
index b4f0b73..caf17ec 100644
--- a/modules/system.py
+++ b/modules/system.py
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ def handleAlertBroadcast(deviceID=1):
     alertDe = NO_ALERTS
     alertFema = NO_ALERTS
     wxAlert = NO_ALERTS
+    alertWx = False
     # only allow API call every 20 minutes
     # the watchdog will call this function 3 times, seeing possible throttling on the API
     clock = datetime.now()