diff --git a/Editor/Scripts/Editor/Windows/ImageProcessingGraphNodeVisual.cs b/Editor/Scripts/Editor/Windows/ImageProcessingGraphNodeVisual.cs
index c3e4fcb..5d7c7a5 100644
--- a/Editor/Scripts/Editor/Windows/ImageProcessingGraphNodeVisual.cs
+++ b/Editor/Scripts/Editor/Windows/ImageProcessingGraphNodeVisual.cs
@@ -147,13 +147,12 @@ namespace ImageProcessingGraph.Editor.Unity_Image_Processing.Scripts.Editor.Wind
         // Exposes a variable on the port for editing when it's not connected
         public void ExposeVariableToPort(Port port, FieldInfo field)
         {
-            VisualElement NewElement;
+            VisualElement NewElement = new VisualElement();
             var ExposedPropertyContainer = ((IPTPort)port).ExposedPropertyContainer;
             Type containerType = null;
             
             if (ExposedPropertyContainer == null)
             {
-                NewElement = new VisualElement();
                 NewElement.name = "property-field-container";
                 VisualElement the = CreatePropertyFieldForType(field.FieldType, field.GetValue(graphNode));