diff --git a/audit/audit.go b/audit/audit.go
index 6deca7dd5afea76b09d286cbda6d0317df0488f1..39eb87fa48d3d4149916e76ac1b2eb52f3d273d5 100644
--- a/audit/audit.go
+++ b/audit/audit.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func VerifyAuditEvents(original interface{}, new interface{}) error {
 	}
 
 	if new != nil {
-		structValue = reflect.ValueOf(new)
+		structValue := reflect.ValueOf(new)
 		if structValue.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
 			return errors.New("new object is not of type struct")
 		}