diff --git a/teapot.py b/teapot.py
index 4ca2c39..3f78244 100644
--- a/teapot.py
+++ b/teapot.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ async def _create_user_dirs(username):
         second_part = prop.readlines()
     with open(f"{config_dir}/storage-areas", "r", encoding="utf-8") as storage_areas:
         for line in storage_areas:
-            storage_area, path = line.split(maxsplit=1)
+            parts = line.split(maxsplit=1)
             if len(parts) == 2:
                 storage_area, path = parts
                 logger.error("Storage area: %s, path, %s", storage_area, path)