diff --git a/atlasserver/forcephot/countryrestriction.py b/atlasserver/forcephot/countryrestriction.py
index f22e73b..35ac9a0 100644
--- a/atlasserver/forcephot/countryrestriction.py
+++ b/atlasserver/forcephot/countryrestriction.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def process_request(self, request):
         block_message = None
+        log_message = ""
 
         country_code = request.geo_data["country_code"]
         if country_code in ["BY", "RU"]: