diff --git a/mainline.py b/mainline.py
index c377492..2dfd9eb 100755
--- a/mainline.py
+++ b/mainline.py
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ def _firehose_line(items, w):
 
 
 def stream(items):
+    global _ntfy_message
     random.shuffle(items)
     pool = list(items)
     seen = set()