1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index cc10dd670..555930adf 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ sub checkserver {
 
     # check for pidfile
     if ( -f $pidfile ) {
-        my $PID=serverpid($pidfile);
+        $PID=serverpid($pidfile);
         if ($PID ne "" && kill(0, $PID)) {
             $RUNNING=1;
         }