diff --git a/lib/Controller/PodcastController.php b/lib/Controller/PodcastController.php
index 4edbec7..2e3dd29 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/PodcastController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/PodcastController.php
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ class PodcastController extends Controller
 	 * @NoCSRFRequired
 	 */
 	public function index(string $url): JSONResponse {
+		$podcast = null;
+
 		if ($this->cacheFactory->isLocalCacheAvailable()) {
 			try {
 				$podcast = $this->podcastDataReader->tryGetCachedPodcastData($url);
 			} catch (\Exception $e) {
-				$podcast = null;
 			}
 		}