diff --git a/mylar/weeklypull.py b/mylar/weeklypull.py
index 4ce638d6..689b2225 100755
--- a/mylar/weeklypull.py
+++ b/mylar/weeklypull.py
@@ -419,8 +419,10 @@ def pullitcheck(comic1off_name=None,comic1off_id=None):
                                 comicnm = re.sub('[\_\#\,\/\:\;\.\-\!\$\%\&\+\'\?\@]', '', str(comicnm))
                                 watchcomic = re.sub(r'\s', '', watchcomic)
                                 comicnm = re.sub(r'\s', '', comicnm)
+                                modcomicnm = ''
                                 logger.fdebug("Revised_Watch: " + str(watchcomic))
                                 logger.fdebug("ComicNM: " + str(comicnm))
+
                                 if 'THE' in str(watchcomic):
                                     modcomicnm = re.sub('THE', '', comicnm)
                                 if str(comicnm) == str(watchcomic).upper() or str(modcomicnm) == str(watchcomic).upper():