diff --git a/pkg/kv/bolt/bolt.go b/pkg/kv/bolt/bolt.go
index 3db6042..70025be 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/bolt/bolt.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/bolt/bolt.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package bolt
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"iter"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (b *Bucket) Range(opts ...containers.Option[kv.RangeOptions]) iter.Seq2[[]b
 
 	if options.Start != nil {
 		// Seek moves the cursor to a given key using a b-tree search and returns it. If the key does not exist then the next key is used. If no keys follow, a nil key is returned
-		if k, v = cursor.Seek(options.Start); options.Order == kv.Descending && bytes.Compare(k, options.start) > 0 {
+		if k, v = cursor.Seek(options.Start); options.Order == kv.Descending && bytes.Compare(k, options.Start) > 0 {
 			k, v = cursor.Prev()
 		}
 	} else {