diff --git a/samba.sh b/samba.sh
index 65144c3..d8fae41 100755
--- a/samba.sh
+++ b/samba.sh
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ share() { local share="$1" path="$2" browsable="${3:-yes}" ro="${4:-yes}" \
     echo "   browsable = $browsable" >>$file
     echo "   read only = $ro" >>$file
     echo "   guest ok = $guest" >>$file
-    [[ $VETO == no ]] || {
+    [[ ${VETO:-yes} == no ]] || {
         echo -n "   veto files = /._*/.apdisk/.AppleDouble/.DS_Store/" >>$file
         echo -n ".TemporaryItems/.Trashes/desktop.ini/ehthumbs.db/" >>$file
         echo "Network Trash Folder/Temporary Items/Thumbs.db/" >>$file