diff --git a/termmeta.go b/termmeta.go
index 9218106..0e85527 100644
--- a/termmeta.go
+++ b/termmeta.go
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ func (index *termMetaDb) output(dir string, pretty bool) error {
 	}
 
 	var entries [][]string
-	var entryCount = len(entries)
 	for _, e := range index.entries {
 		entries = append(
 			entries,
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@ func (index *termMetaDb) output(dir string, pretty bool) error {
 		)
 	}
 
+	entryCount := len(entries)
+
 	for i := 0; i < entryCount; i += BANK_STRIDE {
 		indexSrc := i
 		indexDst := i + BANK_STRIDE