diff --git a/tren.py b/tren.py
index 797e922..c409a66 100755
--- a/tren.py
+++ b/tren.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 BASENAME = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV  = BASENAME.upper()
 INCLENV  = PROGENV + "INCL"
-RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.232 2010/08/27 15:28:55 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.233 2010/08/27 15:39:21 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@
         for target in self.SortViews[ORDERBYCMDLINE]:
 
             oldname, pathname = self.RenNames[target][BASE], self.RenNames[target][PATHNAME]
+            newname = oldname
             name = oldname
 
             # Keep track of incremental renaming for use by debug
@@ -953,7 +954,6 @@
 
                 lname = ""
                 rname = ""
-                newname = ""
                 tstart = renrequest[TARGETSTART]
                 tend   = renrequest[TARGETEND]
 
@@ -984,7 +984,6 @@
                     if tstart > tend:
                         ErrorMsg(eBADSLICE % "%d:%d" % (renrequest[TARGETSTART], renrequest[TARGETEND]))
 
-
                     # Condition and bounds check the target range as needed
 
                     # Handle single position references