diff --git a/proclaim.sh b/proclaim.sh
index 6e1639d..9ccf4e0 100755
--- a/proclaim.sh
+++ b/proclaim.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 # make username uppercase
 username=$(echo "$USER" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
-time=placeholder
-date=placeholder
-prompt=placeholder
-
+declare prompt
 
 makeSlug () {
 	# make time and date