diff --git a/loklak.py b/loklak.py
index 0b2a461..84fc666 100644
--- a/loklak.py
+++ b/loklak.py
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ def xmlToJson(self, xmlData = None):
 
     def csvToJson(self, csvData = None, fieldnamesList = None):
         """Convert CSV to JSON as the service."""
-        jsonData = ''
+        jsonData = '[]'
         if csvData:
             data = csv.DictReader( csvData, fieldnames = fieldnamesList)
             jsonData = json.dumps( [ row for row in data ] )
-            return out
+        return jsonData
 
     def hello(self):
         """Retrieve a json response about the basic status of the server."""