diff --git a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
index 383dbded..bd4b8ac5 100755
--- a/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
+++ b/devstack-vm-gate-wrap.sh
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ fi
 # Run pre test hook if we have one
 if function_exists "pre_test_hook"; then
   echo "Running pre_test_hook"
-  local xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
+  xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
   set -o xtrace
   tsfilter pre_test_hook | tee $WORKSPACE/devstack-gate-pre-test-hook.txt
   sudo mv $WORKSPACE/devstack-gate-pre-test-hook.txt $BASE/logs/
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ RETVAL=$GATE_RETVAL
 # Run post test hook if we have one
 if [ $GATE_RETVAL -eq 0 ] && function_exists "post_test_hook"; then
   echo "Running post_test_hook"
-  local xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
+  xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
   set -o xtrace -o pipefail
   tsfilter post_test_hook | tee $WORKSPACE/devstack-gate-post-test-hook.txt
   RETVAL=$?