diff --git a/ffi/ffi_context.nim b/ffi/ffi_context.nim
index c9f6c71..6cf0a75 100644
--- a/ffi/ffi_context.nim
+++ b/ffi/ffi_context.nim
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ proc watchdogThreadBody(ctx: ptr FFIContext) {.thread.} =
 
     # Give time for the node to be created and up before sending watchdog requests.
     # waitSync returns early if watchdogStopSignal fires (i.e. on destroy).
-    let startWait = ctx.watchdogStopSignal.waitSync(WatchdogStartDelay)
+    let stopSignal = ctx.watchdogStopSignal.waitSync(WatchdogStartDelay)
     if startWait.isErr():
       error "watchdog: start-delay waitSync failed", error = startWait.error
     elif startWait.get():