diff --git a/modules/zet/script.sh b/modules/zet/script.sh
index 55b1ecd2..3d050de5 100644
--- a/modules/zet/script.sh
+++ b/modules/zet/script.sh
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ delete_zet() {
 }
 
 edit_zet() {
+  query="$1"
+
   file="${ZET_DIR}/${query}/index.adoc"
 
   if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
     "$EDITOR" "$file"
   else
-    query="$1"
-
     result="$(search_zets "$query")"
     result_count="$(echo "$result" | grep -c '^')"