diff --git a/packages/ctl/ctl.js b/packages/ctl/ctl.js
index ceb64137..80596427 100755
--- a/packages/ctl/ctl.js
+++ b/packages/ctl/ctl.js
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ instanceConfigCommands.add(new libCommand.Command({
 			throw new libErrors.CommandError(`No editor avalible. Checked CLI input, EDITOR and VISUAL env vars
 							  Try "ctl master config edit <editor of choice>"`);
 		}
-		let allConfigElements = "";
 		let disallowedList = {"instance.id": 0, "instance.assigned_slave": 0, "factorio.settings": 0};
 		let allConfigElements = await serializedConfigToString(respose.serialized_config, libConfig.InstanceConfig, disallowedList);
 		await fs.writeFile(tmpFile, allConfigElements, (err) => {