diff --git a/QnetGateway.cpp b/QnetGateway.cpp
index 23bb903..46ebca7 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.cpp
+++ b/QnetGateway.cpp
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ void CQnetGateway::ProcessSlowData(unsigned char *data, const unsigned short sid
 		for (int i=0; i<3; i++) {
 			if (band_txt[i].streamID == sid) {
 				if (new_group[i]) {
-					header_type = c1 & 0xf0;
+					const unsigned char header_type = c1 & 0xf0;
 
 					//                 header                   squelch
 					if ((header_type == 0x50) || (header_type == 0xc0)) {
diff --git a/QnetGateway.h b/QnetGateway.h
index 611ac4d..25356d9 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.h
+++ b/QnetGateway.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ private:
 	int af_family[2] = { AF_UNSPEC, AF_UNSPEC };
 	// text stuff
 	bool new_group[3] = { true, true, true };
-	unsigned char header_type = 0;
 	short to_print[3] = { 0, 0, 0 };
 	bool ABC_grp[3] = { false, false, false };
 	bool C_seen[3] = { false, false, false };