diff --git a/system/tts_engines/vits/model_engine.py b/system/tts_engines/vits/model_engine.py
index 9e514ba..a6ef6fa 100644
--- a/system/tts_engines/vits/model_engine.py
+++ b/system/tts_engines/vits/model_engine.py
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ class tts_class:
         model_files = ["model_file.pth", "model.pth"]
         
         found_any_models = False
+        model_name = None
         for subfolder in models_folder.iterdir():
             if subfolder.is_dir():
                 model_name = subfolder.name