diff --git a/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp b/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
index 81a1a727..09115da9 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/action/ActionHelper.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void ActionHelper::prepareExecution(MessageQueueId_t commandedBy, ActionId_t act
   ReturnValue_t result;
   if (dataAddress != store_address_t::invalid()) {
     hasAdditionalData = true;
-    ReturnValue_t result = ipcStore->getData(dataAddress, &dataPtr, &size);
+    result = ipcStore->getData(dataAddress, &dataPtr, &size);
     if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
       CommandMessage reply;
       ActionMessage::setStepReply(&reply, actionId, 0, result);