Index: /branches/release-41/lib/MT/Author.pm
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--- /branches/release-41/lib/MT/Author.pm (revision 2690)
+++ /branches/release-41/lib/MT/Author.pm (revision 2694)
@@ -676,5 +676,5 @@
     my $asset_id = $author->userpic_asset_id or return;
     require MT::Asset;
-    my $asset = MT->model('asset.image')->load($asset_id) or return;
+    $asset = MT->model('asset.image')->load($asset_id) or return;
 
     $asset;