diff --git a/on/video/video.py b/on/video/video.py
index 0174d86..a87576e 100644
--- a/on/video/video.py
+++ b/on/video/video.py
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ def getMetaDataFileLines(fspath, filename):
        250-400 bytes long).
     """
     result = []
+    lines = []
     meta_path = genAbsolutePathToMetaFile(fspath, filename)
     if os.path.exists(meta_path):
         fh = open(meta_path, "rb")