diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
index 741205573..2135d1793 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTask.php
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ class FixtureTask extends BakeTask {
 				if (empty($fieldInfo['type'])) {
 					continue;
 				}
+				$insert = '';
 				switch ($fieldInfo['type']) {
 					case 'integer':
 					case 'float':