diff --git a/contrib/inventory/scaleway.py b/contrib/inventory/scaleway.py
index 6f1f2d4fb49..bf55a0e093d 100755
--- a/contrib/inventory/scaleway.py
+++ b/contrib/inventory/scaleway.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def generate_inv_from_api(config):
     try:
         inventory['scaleway'] = copy.deepcopy(EMPTY_GROUP)
 
+        auth_token = None
         if config.has_option('auth', 'api_token'):
             auth_token = config.get('auth', 'api_token')
         auth_token = env_or_param('SCALEWAY_TOKEN', param=auth_token)