diff --git a/plugins/News.py b/plugins/News.py
index c05f7a9a5..a4d4ae83d 100644
--- a/plugins/News.py
+++ b/plugins/News.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class News(plugins.ChannelDBHandler, callbacks.Privmsg):
         channel itself.
         """
         # Parse out the args
-        i = None
+        i = 0
         for i, arg in enumerate(args):
             if arg.endswith(':'):
                 i += 1