diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index a844385..38e3c90 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ ALLOWED_METHODS = {"GET", "POST", "HEAD", "PUT"}
 script_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
 webroot_real = os.path.realpath(script_directory + "/webroot")
 
-requestType = ""
-
 trying = True
 while trying:
     try:
@@ -384,6 +382,7 @@ def handle_connection(connectionSocket, addr):
     response =  ("HTTP/1.1 " + responseType + "\n").encode()
     response += responseHeaders
     response += b"\n"
+    if requestType is None: requestType = "unknown"
     if (requestType != "HEAD"):
         response += responsecontent