diff --git a/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/init.d/netmode b/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/init.d/netmode
index 16bcb15c4..bb08399f9 100755
--- a/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/init.d/netmode
+++ b/inteno-netmodes/files/etc/init.d/netmode
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OLD_MODE_FILE=/var/netmodes/old_mode
 
 . /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
 
-local modedir=$(uci -q get netmode.setup.dir)
+modedir=$(uci -q get netmode.setup.dir)
 [ -n "$modedir" ] || modedir="/etc/netmodes"
 
 get_device() {
diff --git a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-client-detect b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-client-detect
index 7754c9499..a4bfa6aea 100755
--- a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-client-detect
+++ b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-client-detect
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 . /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
 
-local action ipaddr macaddr network
+action=
+ipaddr=
+macaddr=
+network=
 
 timed_check() {
 	while true; do
diff --git a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-conf b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-conf
index d1e12dd79..af9756c3d 100755
--- a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-conf
+++ b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-conf
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ done
 json_load "`cat $file`"
 json_select "wifi_ifaces"
 
-local curmode repmode
+curmode=""
+repmode=""
 config_load netmode
 config_get curmode setup curmode
 
@@ -138,14 +139,20 @@ case $curmode in
 	;;
 esac
 
-local apcliband="a"
+apcliband="a"
 case $curmode in
 	*_2g_*) apcliband="b";;
 esac
 
 i=1
 
-local dummy band ssid key encryption device iface_num
+dummy=
+band=
+ssid=
+key=
+encryption=
+device=
+iface_num=
 
 while json_get_var dummy $i; do
 	json_select $i
@@ -177,8 +184,8 @@ json_load "`cat $file`"
 json_select "wifi_ifaces"
 
 config_load wireless
-local b_num=0
-local a_num=0
+b_num=0
+a_num=0
 
 i=1
 while json_get_var dummy $i; do
diff --git a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-discover b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-discover
index 230246d02..220228cd6 100755
--- a/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-discover
+++ b/inteno-netmodes/files/sbin/netmode-discover
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-local unlisted mac ipaddr netmask mask
-
 mask_to_cidr() {
     nbits=0
     IFS=.