diff --git a/includes/discovery/os/engenius.inc.php b/includes/discovery/os/engenius.inc.php
index ca7ac6a716..c732cf7cd0 100644
--- a/includes/discovery/os/engenius.inc.php
+++ b/includes/discovery/os/engenius.inc.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ if (!$os)
   else if (strstr($sysObjectId, ".1.3.6.1.4.1.14125.101.1.3")) { $os = "engenius"; }
   else if ($sysDescr == "Wireless Access Point")
   {
-    if (!empty(snmp_get($device, "SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.14125.2.1.1.6.0", "-Oqv", "")))
+    # a little more description about what this does would be nice... ;-)
+    $engenius_snmpget = snmp_get($device, "SNMPv2-SMI::enterprises.14125.2.1.1.6.0", "-Oqv", "");
+    if (!empty($engenius_snmpget))
     {
       $os = "engenius";
     }