diff --git a/src/Countries.php b/src/Countries.php
index 9483323..22e6be6 100644
--- a/src/Countries.php
+++ b/src/Countries.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public function all()
 
     public function getByName(string $name, string $separator=',')
     {
+        $result = [];
         $countries_name = explode($separator, $name);
         $countries_name = array_map('trim', $countries_name);
         foreach ($this->all() as $country) {