diff --git a/deploy_app.sh b/deploy_app.sh
index 61ed12bbe7b6960a1802422bc2cb828bc581374e..d645dad4678f56936f921fb46c27d378bf69f5fc 100755
--- a/deploy_app.sh
+++ b/deploy_app.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ wait=0
 # export variables that will be set in getfile config or project
 export IMLCI_PROJECT=TODO
 export IMLCI_PHASE=TODO
-
+export cfgdiff=TODO
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # FUNCTIONS
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ function setprofile(){
     downloadtmp="${tmpdir}/${IMLCI_PROJECT}.tgz.tmp"
     cfgdiff="${tmpdir}/${IMLCI_PROJECT}_cfgdiff.txt"
     test -f "${cfgdiff}" && rm -f "${cfgdiff}"
-    export cfgdiff
 }
 
 # output a colored infoline with date and given message