diff --git a/server/src/newsreader.rs b/server/src/newsreader.rs
index 86c7512..98cc60d 100644
--- a/server/src/newsreader.rs
+++ b/server/src/newsreader.rs
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ pub async fn tags(pool: &PgPool, _needs_unread: bool) -> Result<Vec<Tag>, Server
 }
 
 pub async fn thread(pool: &PgPool, thread_id: String) -> Result<Thread, ServerError> {
-    let thread_id = thread_id
+    let id = thread_id
         .strip_prefix(THREAD_PREFIX)
         .expect("news thread doesn't start with '{THREAD_PREFIX}'")
         .to_string();
 
-    let r = sqlx::query_file!("sql/thread.sql", thread_id)
+    let r = sqlx::query_file!("sql/thread.sql", id)
         .fetch_one(pool)
         .await?;