diff --git a/plugins/git/deploy-method b/plugins/git/deploy-method
index ffac0e48c..32fe06198 100755
--- a/plugins/git/deploy-method
+++ b/plugins/git/deploy-method
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ git_deploy_method() {
   declare desc="git deploy-method plugin trigger"
   declare trigger="git_deploy_method"
   declare APP="$1"
-  local STDIN=$(cat)
+  local STDIN
+  STDIN=$(cat)
 
   # bail if another method is detected
   if [[ -n "$STDIN" ]]; then
diff --git a/plugins/tar/deploy-method b/plugins/tar/deploy-method
index a48e6a2be..0fb6a0e03 100755
--- a/plugins/tar/deploy-method
+++ b/plugins/tar/deploy-method
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ tar_deploy_method() {
   declare desc="tar deploy-method plugin trigger"
   declare trigger="tar_deploy_method"
   declare APP="$1"
-  local STDIN=$(cat)
+  local STDIN
+  STDIN=$(cat)
 
   # bail if another method is detected
   if [[ -n "$STDIN" ]]; then