diff --git a/templates/macros/menu.html b/templates/macros/menu.html
index 58314e3..090388f 100644
--- a/templates/macros/menu.html
+++ b/templates/macros/menu.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% macro menu(config, current_path) %}
+    {%- set current_item = false -%}
     {%- if config.extra.menu_items %}
         {%- set menu_items = config.extra.menu_items -%}