diff --git a/ecs/pkg/amazon/sdk.go b/ecs/pkg/amazon/sdk.go
index 62736d92b..b29751309 100644
--- a/ecs/pkg/amazon/sdk.go
+++ b/ecs/pkg/amazon/sdk.go
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ func (s sdk) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 	for {
 		var hasMore = true
 		var token *string
-		token = nil
 		for hasMore {
 			events, err := s.CW.FilterLogEvents(&cloudwatchlogs.FilterLogEventsInput{
 				LogGroupName: aws.String(logGroup),