diff --git a/cmd/sdk-server/main.go b/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
index 5a4167fb03..5f90fa2c4a 100644
--- a/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sdk-server/main.go
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ func main() {
 func registerLocal(grpcServer *grpc.Server, ctlConf config) (func(), error) {
 	filePath := ""
 	if ctlConf.LocalFile != "" {
-		filePath, err := filepath.Abs(ctlConf.LocalFile)
+		var err error
+		filePath, err = filepath.Abs(ctlConf.LocalFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}