1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/traccar/forward/EventForwarderMqtt.java b/src/main/java/org/traccar/forward/EventForwarderMqtt.java
index 7d1c7dd3c..ea075fc6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/traccar/forward/EventForwarderMqtt.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/traccar/forward/EventForwarderMqtt.java
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ public class EventForwarderMqtt implements EventForwarder {
 
     @Override
     public void forward(EventData eventData, ResultHandler resultHandler) {
-        String payload;
         try {
-            payload = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(eventData);
+            String payload = objectMapper.writeValueAsString(eventData);
             mqttClient.publish(topic, payload, (message, e) -> resultHandler.onResult(e == null, e));
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
             resultHandler.onResult(false, e);