diff --git a/test/lib/get.sh b/test/lib/get.sh
index 0608bc943..88144c10c 100644
--- a/test/lib/get.sh
+++ b/test/lib/get.sh
@@ -28,32 +28,38 @@ trim_() {
 }
 
 pv_field() {
-	local r=$(pvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
+	local r
+	r=$(pvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
 vg_field() {
-	local r=$(vgs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
+	local r
+	r=$(vgs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
 lv_field() {
-	local r=$(lvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
+	local r
+	r=$(lvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
 lv_first_seg_field() {
-	local r=$(lvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1" | head -1)
+	local r
+	r=$(lvs --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1" | head -1)
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
 lvh_field() {
-	local r=$(lvs -H --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
+	local r
+	r=$(lvs -H --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
 lva_field() {
-	local r=$(lvs -a --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
+	local r
+	r=$(lvs -a --config 'log{prefix=""}' --noheadings -o "$2" "${@:3}" "$1")
 	trim_ "$r"
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +73,10 @@ lv_field_lv_() {
 
 lv_tree_devices_() {
 	local lv="$1/$2"
-	local type=$(lv_field "$lv" segtype -a --unbuffered | head -n 1)
-	local orig=$(lv_field_lv_ "$lv" origin)
+	local type
+	type=$(lv_field "$lv" segtype -a --unbuffered | head -n 1)
+	#local orig
+	#orig=$(lv_field_lv_ "$lv" origin)
 	# FIXME: should we count in also origins ?
 	#test -z "$orig" || lv_tree_devices_ $1 $orig
 	case "$type" in
@@ -76,7 +84,8 @@ lv_tree_devices_() {
 		lv_devices "$lv"
 		;;
 	mirror|raid*)
-		local log=$(lv_field_lv_ "$lv" mirror_log)
+		local log
+		log=$(lv_field_lv_ "$lv" mirror_log)
 		test -z "$log" || lv_tree_devices_ "$1" "$log"
 		for i in $(lv_devices "$lv")
 			do lv_tree_devices_ "$1" "$i"; done