diff --git a/inc/certs.inc b/inc/certs.inc
index 4eeb208b..6b4f41bb 100755
--- a/inc/certs.inc
+++ b/inc/certs.inc
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ LISTCERTS(){
 		esac
 		shift
 	done
-	declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c
+	declare -i cw; declare -i spc1; declare -i c declare -A CHECKCERT_DOMAINS
 	if [ ! -f ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/ssl-domain-checks.conf ]; then
-		declare -A CHECKCERT_DOMAINS
+		
 		IFS=$'\n'
 		for LINE in `egrep -v '(^#|^$)' ${NM_FOLDER}/conf/ssl-domain-checks.conf`; do
 		    HOST=${LINE%% *}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ LISTCERTS(){
 		done
 		unset IFS
 	else
-		CHECKCERT_DOMAINS=''
+		CHECKCERT_DOMAINS[0]=''
 	fi
 	
 	# if [ ! -z ${LOCAL_SERVICES+x} ]; then