diff --git a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
index 47063e2..9c2c21c 100755
--- a/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
+++ b/pacman-zfs-snapshot.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ function trim_globally_snappable_datasets () {
 }
 
 function write_pkg_list_oneline () {
-    local unabridged_pkg_list_oneline
     if [[ "${severity}" == 'imp' ]]; then
         for pkg in "${important_pkgs_in_transaction[@]}"; do
             if [[ "${unabridged_pkg_list_oneline}" ]]; then
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ function trim_pkg_list_oneline () {
     fi
 
     local shorter_pkg_list
-    shorter_pkg_list="${pkg_list_oneline}"
+    shorter_pkg_list="${unabridged_pkg_list_oneline}"
     while [[ "${#shorter_pkg_list}" -gt "${pkgs_list_max_length}" ]]; do
         shorter_pkg_list="${shorter_pkg_list%,*}"
         if ! grep -Piq ',' <<<"${shorter_pkg_list}"; then
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ function main () {
         snappable_datasets=("${globally_snappable_datasets}")
     fi
 
-    local pkg_list_oneline
+    local unabridged_pkg_list_oneline
     write_pkg_list_oneline
 
     local date_string max_zfs_snapshot_name_length max_dataset_name_length