diff --git a/main/forum/index.php b/main/forum/index.php
index 4098e6a581..d241ca7508 100755
--- a/main/forum/index.php
+++ b/main/forum/index.php
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ if (is_array($forumCategories)) {
         if (!empty($forumsInCategory)) {
             // We display all the forums in this category.
             foreach ($forum_list as $forum) {
+                $html = '';
                 // Here we clean the whatnew_post_info array a little bit because to display the icon we
                 // test if $whatsnew_post_info[$forum['forum_id']] is empty or not.
                 if (isset($forum['forum_id'])) {