diff --git a/contrib/mt-daapd-ssc.sh b/contrib/mt-daapd-ssc.sh
index 03477ec8..c8f0176f 100755
--- a/contrib/mt-daapd-ssc.sh
+++ b/contrib/mt-daapd-ssc.sh
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ OGGDEC=oggdec
 FLAC=flac
 
 ogg_file() {
-    $OGGDEC --quiet -o - "$1" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $2 -l $3
+    $OGGDEC --quiet -o - "$FILE" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $OFFSET $FORGELEN
 }
 
 
 flac_file() {
-    $FLAC --silent --decode --stdout "$1" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $2 -l $3
+    $FLAC --silent --decode --stdout "$FILE" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $OFFSET $FORGELEN
 }
 
+FILE=$1
 OFFSET=0
-FORGELEN=0
 
 if [ "$2" == "" ]; then
     OFFSET=0
@@ -31,19 +31,17 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-if [ "$3" == "" ]; then
-    FORGELEN=0
-else
-    FORGELEN=$3
+if [ "$3" != "" ]; then
+    FORGELEN="-l $3"
 fi
 
 if ( echo $1 | grep -i "\.ogg$" > /dev/null 2>&1 ); then
-    ogg_file $1 $OFFSET $FORGELEN
+    ogg_file
     exit;
 fi
 
 if ( echo $1 | grep -i "\.flac$" > /dev/null 2>&1 ); then
-    flac_file $1 $OFFSET $FORGELEN
+    flac_file
     exit;
 fi