diff --git a/data/hooks/post_user_create/ynh_multimedia b/data/hooks/post_user_create/ynh_multimedia
index 2be3f42d4..26282cdc9 100644
--- a/data/hooks/post_user_create/ynh_multimedia
+++ b/data/hooks/post_user_create/ynh_multimedia
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mkdir -p "$MEDIA_DIRECTORY/$user/eBook"
 ln -sfn "$MEDIA_DIRECTORY/share" "$MEDIA_DIRECTORY/$user/Share"
 # Création du lien symbolique dans le home de l'utilisateur.
 #link will only be created if the home directory of the user exists and if it's located in '/home' folder
-local user_home="$(getent passwd $user | cut -d: -f6 | grep '^/home/')"
+user_home="$(getent passwd $user | cut -d: -f6 | grep '^/home/')"
 if [[ -d "$user_home" ]]; then
     ln -sfn "$MEDIA_DIRECTORY/$user" "$user_home/Multimedia"
 fi