diff --git a/blocknumber.sh b/blocknumber.sh
index c7cab192..b6ee602f 100755
--- a/blocknumber.sh
+++ b/blocknumber.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ for path in $pathlist; do
 	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 	    
 	    if [[ $http_status_code -eq 200 ]]; then
+		response=$(cat "$response_file")
 		latest_block_number=$(echo "$response" | jq -r '.result.number')
 		latest_block_number_decimal=$((16#${latest_block_number#0x}))