diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index d2cabb5..09fc2c2 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ def main():
     # Initialize variables for main loop
     last_heartbeat = utime.ticks_ms()
     now = 0
+    was_moving = False
 
     while True:
-        was_moving = False
         try:
             now = utime.ticks_ms()