diff --git a/system/CLI/CLI.php b/system/CLI/CLI.php
index c2d2024acf36..ff1d32995a0b 100644
--- a/system/CLI/CLI.php
+++ b/system/CLI/CLI.php
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ public static function table(array $tbody, array $thead = [])
         }
 
         $table = '';
+        $cols  = '';
 
         // Joins columns and append the well formatted rows to the table
         for ($row = 0; $row < $totalRows; $row++) {