diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/sample/foo/simplewebapi/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/sample/foo/simplewebapi/MainActivity.java
index d1d5d60..2691d67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/sample/foo/simplewebapi/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/sample/foo/simplewebapi/MainActivity.java
@@ -50,14 +50,15 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
     class RetrieveFeedTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, String> {
 
         private Exception exception;
-
+        String email = emailText.getText().toString();
+        
         protected void onPreExecute() {
             progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             responseView.setText("");
         }
 
         protected String doInBackground(Void... urls) {
-            String email = emailText.getText().toString();
+        
             // Do some validation here
 
             try {