diff --git a/flimr-plugin.lua b/flimr-plugin.lua
index c2e2c8e..15fa64c 100644
--- a/flimr-plugin.lua
+++ b/flimr-plugin.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-debug = true
+local debug = true
 
 local function debug_print(message)
     if debug == true then