diff --git a/lib/ulib/base b/lib/ulib/base
index 852a692..3513247 100644
--- a/lib/ulib/base
+++ b/lib/ulib/base
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ function seta() {
 # note: en principe, la syntaxe est 'seta var cmd args...'. cependant, la
 # syntaxe 'seta var=cmd args...' est supportée aussi
     local __s_array="$1"; shift
-    if [[ "$__s_var" == *=* ]]; then
-        set -- "${__s_var#*=}" "$@"
-        __s_var="${__s_var%%=*}"
+    if [[ "$__s_array" == *=* ]]; then
+        set -- "${__s_array#*=}" "$@"
+        __s_array="${__s_array%%=*}"
     fi
     eval "$__s_array=($("$@" | qlines))"
 }