diff --git a/src/devedeng/dvdauthor_converter.py b/src/devedeng/dvdauthor_converter.py
index 3d68b91..906087c 100644
--- a/src/devedeng/dvdauthor_converter.py
+++ b/src/devedeng/dvdauthor_converter.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ class dvdauthor_converter(devedeng.executor.executor):
             xml_file.write('chapters="0')
             if (element.original_length > 5):
                 if (element.divide_in_chapters): # add chapters
+                    manual_chapter_list = [];
                     if (element.chapter_list_entry):
                         manual_chapter_list = element.chapter_list_entry.split(",")
                     toadd = element.chapter_size