diff --git a/src/rpcmisc.cpp b/src/rpcmisc.cpp
index 0ffe4ecf6..f323a73ce 100644
--- a/src/rpcmisc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmisc.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ UniValue getnotarysendmany(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (fHelp || params.size() != 2)
         throw runtime_error("getnotarysendmany <amount to send> <era>");
     // era
+    int era = 1;
     era = params[1].get_int() - 1;
     if ( era < 0 || era > NUM_STAKED_ERAS )
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Invalid era");