diff --git a/quickget b/quickget
index 0c55dda..15a6382 100755
--- a/quickget
+++ b/quickget
@@ -866,13 +866,13 @@ function get_debian() {
 
 function get_elementary() {
     local ISO=""
+    local ISOTAG="20211218-rc"
     local URL=""
     local B66tim=""
-    local isotag="20211218-rc"
 
     validate_release "releases_elementary"
-    B66tim=$(date +%s | base64 )
-    ISO="elementaryos-${RELEASE}-stable.${isotag}.iso"
+    B66tim=$(date +%s | base64)
+    ISO="elementaryos-${RELEASE}-stable.${ISOTAG}.iso"
     # TODO:  derive region from geoIP
     URL="https://ams3.dl.elementary.io/download/${B66tim}=/${ISO}"
     web_get "${URL}" "${VM_PATH}"