diff --git a/src/Nexus.Sources.Remote/Remote.cs b/src/Nexus.Sources.Remote/Remote.cs
index faefe16..4c56880 100644
--- a/src/Nexus.Sources.Remote/Remote.cs
+++ b/src/Nexus.Sources.Remote/Remote.cs
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ public async Task SetContextAsync(
 
         // Resource locator
         var resourceLocatorString = Context.SourceConfiguration?.GetStringValue("resourceLocator");
+        var resourceLocator = default(Uri);
 
-        if (resourceLocatorString is not null && !Uri.TryCreate(resourceLocatorString, UriKind.Absolute, out var resourceLocator))
+        if (resourceLocatorString is not null && !Uri.TryCreate(resourceLocatorString, UriKind.Absolute, out resourceLocator))
             throw new ArgumentException("The resource locator parameter is not a valid URI.");
 
         // Source configuration