diff --git a/move.py b/move.py
index a1cddf70e5..fd82887def 100644
--- a/move.py
+++ b/move.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class Move(OSV):
 
     def name_search(self, cursor, user, name='', args=None, operator='ilike',
             context=None, limit=None):
+        res = []
         if args is None:
             args = []
         if name: