diff --git a/syncthing.sh b/syncthing.sh
index c4f2bf4..28d0ddf 100755
--- a/syncthing.sh
+++ b/syncthing.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ header() { echo -e "\n${CYAN}═════════════════
 
 ST_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8384"
 APIKEY=""
+ST_CONTAINER=""
 
 get_apikey() {
-    local container
-    container=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -i syncthing | head -1 || true)
-    [ -n "$container" ] || die "No running Syncthing container found."
-    APIKEY=$(docker exec "$container" cat /var/syncthing/config/config.xml 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '(?<=<apikey>)[^<]+' || true)
-    [ -n "$APIKEY" ] || die "Could not read Syncthing API key from container '$container'."
+    ST_CONTAINER=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -i syncthing | head -1 || true)
+    [ -n "$ST_CONTAINER" ] || die "No running Syncthing container found."
+    APIKEY=$(docker exec "$ST_CONTAINER" cat /var/syncthing/config/config.xml 2>/dev/null | grep -oP '(?<=<apikey>)[^<]+' || true)
+    [ -n "$APIKEY" ] || die "Could not read Syncthing API key from container '$ST_CONTAINER'."
 }
 
 st_get() {
@@ -222,11 +222,9 @@ else:
 
 add_folder() {
     header "Add Folder"
-    local container
-    container=$(docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -i syncthing | head -1 || true)
-    if [ -n "$container" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$ST_CONTAINER" ]; then
         echo "Available folders in /var/syncthing/data/:"
-        docker exec "$container" ls /var/syncthing/data/ 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^/  /' || warn "Could not list data directory."
+        docker exec "$ST_CONTAINER" ls /var/syncthing/data/ 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^/  /' || warn "Could not list data directory."
         echo ""
     fi
     read -rp "Folder path on this device (e.g. /var/syncthing/data/books): " FOLDER_PATH