diff --git a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
index f9034d48..ec2fb183 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
+++ b/bin/omarchy-windows-vm
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ wait_for_rdp_ready() {
   local WIN_USER="$1"
   local WIN_PASS="$2"
   local TIMEOUT=240
-  local SECONDS=0
+  SECONDS=0
 
   echo "Waiting for Windows VM to be ready..."