diff --git a/http/utility.hpp b/http/utility.hpp
index 4f5cea7..f49aa9b 100644
--- a/http/utility.hpp
+++ b/http/utility.hpp
@@ -485,7 +485,6 @@
         char base64code0 = 0;
         char base64code1 = 0;
         char base64code2 = 0; // initialized to 0 to suppress warnings
-        char base64code3 = 0;
 
         base64code0 = getCodeValue(input[i]);
         if (base64code0 == nop)
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@
             { // padding , end of input
                 return (base64code2 & 0x03) == 0;
             }
-            base64code3 = getCodeValue(input[i]);
+            char base64code3 = getCodeValue(input[i]);
             if (base64code3 == nop)
             { // non base64 character
                 return false;