diff --git a/apps/taskfloor_messages.php b/apps/taskfloor_messages.php
index e40900c..21b787c 100644
--- a/apps/taskfloor_messages.php
+++ b/apps/taskfloor_messages.php
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ $APPS["taskfloor_messages"]["i18n"] = TRUE;
 $APPS["taskfloor_messages"]["title"] = "messages";
 $APPS["taskfloor_messages"]["icon"] = "comments";
 $APPS["taskfloor_messages"]["type"] = "deep-purple";
+$content = "";
 
 use GuzzleHttp\Exception\ClientException;
-
 try {
     $client = new GuzzleHttp\Client();
 
diff --git a/apps/taskfloor_tasks.php b/apps/taskfloor_tasks.php
index 860f8c6..02f16fc 100644
--- a/apps/taskfloor_tasks.php
+++ b/apps/taskfloor_tasks.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ $APPS["taskfloor_tasks"]["i18n"] = TRUE;
 $APPS["taskfloor_tasks"]["title"] = "tasks";
 $APPS["taskfloor_tasks"]["icon"] = "tasks";
 $APPS["taskfloor_tasks"]["type"] = "blue-grey";
+$content = "";
 
 use GuzzleHttp\Exception\ClientException;