diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/pylint_fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/pylint_fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..820a356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/pylint_fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - Fixes pylint used-before-assignment error.
diff --git a/plugins/action/qradar_analytics_rules.py b/plugins/action/qradar_analytics_rules.py
index 559869c..c3f5a20 100644
--- a/plugins/action/qradar_analytics_rules.py
+++ b/plugins/action/qradar_analytics_rules.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ def search_for_resource(self, qradar_request, search_for_resource=None):
         :rtype: A dict
         :returns: dict with module prams transformed having API expected params
         """
+        api_obj_url = None
+
         if search_for_resource.get("id"):
             api_obj_url = self.api_object + "/{0}".format(
                 search_for_resource["id"],