diff --git a/tools/binman/ftest.py b/tools/binman/ftest.py
index a553ca9..d2802f6 100644
--- a/tools/binman/ftest.py
+++ b/tools/binman/ftest.py
@@ -6381,6 +6381,7 @@
                     ename, prop = entry_m.group(1), entry_m.group(3)
                 entry, entry_name, prop_name = image.LookupEntry(entries,
                                                                  name, msg)
+                expect_val = None
                 if prop_name == 'offset':
                     expect_val = entry.offset
                 elif prop_name == 'image_pos':