Index: src/DeltaShell/DeltaShell.Gui/CustomSettingsProvider.cs
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diff -u -r5fc71a385897af92ccb092f2f969b5709afab85a -r4c09f28891546d714fa6a15d36b70d8a6b9a4aa7
--- src/DeltaShell/DeltaShell.Gui/CustomSettingsProvider.cs	(.../CustomSettingsProvider.cs)	(revision 5fc71a385897af92ccb092f2f969b5709afab85a)
+++ src/DeltaShell/DeltaShell.Gui/CustomSettingsProvider.cs	(.../CustomSettingsProvider.cs)	(revision 4c09f28891546d714fa6a15d36b70d8a6b9a4aa7)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         XmlDeclaration dec = m_SettingsXML.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", string.Empty);
         m_SettingsXML.AppendChild(dec);
 
-        XmlNode nodeRoot = null;
+        XmlNode nodeRoot;
 
         nodeRoot = m_SettingsXML.CreateNode(XmlNodeType.Element, SETTINGSROOT, "");
         m_SettingsXML.AppendChild(nodeRoot);