diff --git a/plugins/available/percol.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/percol.plugin.bash
index 27b98708..66610662 100644
--- a/plugins/available/percol.plugin.bash
+++ b/plugins/available/percol.plugin.bash
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ _replace_by_history() {
 
 
 if command -v percol>/dev/null; then
-    local current_version=${BASH_VERSION%%[^0-9]*}
+    current_version=${BASH_VERSION%%[^0-9]*}
     if [ $current_version -lt 4 ]; then
        echo -e "\033[91mWarning: You have to upgrade Bash to Bash v4.x to use the 'percol' plugin.\033[m"
        echo -e "\033[91m         Your current Bash version is $BASH_VERSION.\033[m"