diff --git a/PubNub/Network/Parsers/PNHistoryParser.m b/PubNub/Network/Parsers/PNHistoryParser.m
index b55312290..a25d80991 100644
--- a/PubNub/Network/Parsers/PNHistoryParser.m
+++ b/PubNub/Network/Parsers/PNHistoryParser.m
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ + (BOOL)requireAdditionalData {
                 if ([message isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]] &&
                     (message[@"pn_apns"] || message[@"pn_gcm"] || message[@"pn_mpns"])) {
                     
-                    id decomposedMessage = message;
+                    id decomposedMessage;
                     if (!message[@"pn_other"]) {
                         
                         NSMutableDictionary *dictionaryData = [message mutableCopy];