diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index c31d02a..d39d72a 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ variables() {
     DIAGNOSTICS="yes"                                 # sets the DIAGNOSTICS variable to "yes", used for the API call.
     METHOD="default"                                  # sets the METHOD variable to "default", used for the API call.
     RANDOM_UUID="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)" # generates a random UUID and sets it to the RANDOM_UUID variable.
+    declare -A MSG_INFO_SHOWN
 }
 
 source <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/main/misc/api.func)