diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkIdentity.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkIdentity.cs
index b98f69040..6735916f9 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkIdentity.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Runtime/NetworkIdentity.cs
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ void AssignSceneID()
                 return;
 
             // no valid sceneId yet, or duplicate?
-            NetworkIdentity existing;
-            bool duplicate = sceneIds.TryGetValue(m_SceneId, out existing) && existing != null && existing != this;
+            bool duplicate = sceneIds.TryGetValue(m_SceneId, out NetworkIdentity existing) && existing != null && existing != this;
             if (m_SceneId == 0 || duplicate)
             {
                 // clear in any case, because it might have been a duplicate