diff --git a/plugins/relayd/relayd b/plugins/relayd/relayd
index 100d987c..34ffbd6b 100755
--- a/plugins/relayd/relayd
+++ b/plugins/relayd/relayd
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ my (%avail, %down);
 
 my $pos = undef;
 ($pos) = restore_state();
-$po = 0 unless defined($pos);
+$pos = 0 unless defined($pos);
 
-($log,$reset) = tail_open($logfile,$pos);
+my ($log,$reset) = tail_open($logfile,$pos);
 #open(my $log, "$logtail -f $logfile -o $offsetfile |") or die("cannot open $logfile: $!");
 #open(my $log, "tail -100 $logfile |") or die("cannot open $logfile: $!");
 while (<$log>) {