diff --git a/cfg/loop.sh b/cfg/loop.sh
index e3b00cae4a4951ae6e1a9f04452940204ccf2658..18b0d4f4ff2423f8feb8ada1019e167788a697f2 100755
--- a/cfg/loop.sh
+++ b/cfg/loop.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ function fct_loop()
 {
     umask 007
 
+    verb=
     #verb=1  #uncomment to debug script
 
     if [ -n "$verb" ] ; then
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ function fct_loop()
     #	echo "var=$var"
     #done
     
+    thisdir="$HOME/bin/cfg"
+
     if [ "x$2" != "x" ] && [ -d "$thisdir/$2" ]; then
         myhost=$2
     else
@@ -71,8 +74,6 @@ function fct_loop()
     fi
     #echo "myhost=" $myhost
     
-    thisdir="$HOME/bin/cfg"
-    
     # default cfg
     
     for i in $thisdir/default/*.$1 ; do