--- a/pvl/syslog/filter.py	Fri Jan 04 21:12:18 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/syslog/filter.py	Fri Jan 04 21:15:25 2013 +0200
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
             Match given item. Returns any matched values (including regexp capture groups) across all fields.
         """
 
+        match = None
         matches = {}
 
         for attr in self.filters :