diff --git a/cli/hv2cli.py b/cli/hv2cli.py
index 8733fe5..6f4864a 100644
--- a/cli/hv2cli.py
+++ b/cli/hv2cli.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ params = json.loads(args.params)
 
 
 
-
+dbh = None
 try:
     opMod = importlib.import_module(operation)