diff --git a/etc/report_generator5.py b/etc/report_generator5.py
index 6e018bf..7aac746 100644
--- a/etc/report_generator5.py
+++ b/etc/report_generator5.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ def get_system_info():
         pass
     # get Meshtastic CLI version on local
     try:
+        cli_local = "N/A"
         if "importlib.metadata" in sys.modules:
             cli_local = version("meshtastic")
     except: