Best guess at why a variable is undefined

diff --git a/jenkinsapi/node.py b/jenkinsapi/node.py
index e2409f0..8c5a6da 100644 (file)
--- a/jenkinsapi/node.py
+++ b/jenkinsapi/node.py
@@ -92,5 +92,6 @@ class Node(JenkinsBase):
         html_result = self.jenkins.requester.get_and_confirm_status(url)
         self.poll()
         log.debug(html_result)
-        if initial_state == self.is_temporarily_offline():
+        state = self.is_temporarily_offline()
+        if initial_state == state:
             raise AssertionError("The node state has not changed: temporarilyOffline = %s" % state)