diff --git a/themes/varia/templates/index.html b/themes/varia/templates/index.html
index b2a744dc5d..dc426b21bc 100644
--- a/themes/varia/templates/index.html
+++ b/themes/varia/templates/index.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			{% if article.event_start %}
                 <div class="event-details">
                     {{ article.event_start  | strftime('%d %B %Y') }}
-                    {% set past = '' %}
+                    {% set event-status = '' %}
                 </div>
             {% endif %}
 			<div class="featured-image {{event_status}}">