diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index e970d378..8f281cd8 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pipeline {
 
         stage('Deploy') {
             steps {
-                def commitMessage = sh(script: 'git log -1 --pretty=%B', returnStdout: true).trim()
+                commitMessage = sh(script: 'git log -1 --pretty=%B', returnStdout: true).trim()
                 sh "vendor/bin/vapor deploy staging --message='${commitMessage}'"
                 //sh 'vendor/bin/vapor deploy staging --message="Test Jenkins"'
             }