diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index e26417c..9e00c69 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -2608,6 +2608,7 @@ func jobVaultVal(j Job) {
 	var (
 		p  JobPayloadVaultVal
 		p2 JobPayloadGetVault
+		b  []byte
 	)
 
 	err := setJobStart(j.ID64)
@@ -2623,7 +2624,7 @@ func jobVaultVal(j Job) {
 		p2.ItemTypeList = append(p2.ItemTypeList, cacheObjSubType[`item_rec`])
 		p2.ItemTypeList = append(p2.ItemTypeList, cacheObjSubType[`item_part`])
 
-		b, err := json.Marshal(p2)
+		b, err = json.Marshal(p2)
 		logOnError(err, "jobVaultVal : Marshal(p2)")
 
 		jobID64, err := createJob(cacheObjSubType[`job_get_vault`], objJobPriority, j.UserID64, 0, time.Now().UTC(), b)
@@ -2641,7 +2642,7 @@ func jobVaultVal(j Job) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	b := getJobPayload(p.VaultJobID64)
+	b = getJobPayload(p.VaultJobID64)
 	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &p2)
 	logOnError(err, "jobVaultVal : Unmarshal(p2)")