diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36a2d8e..78abf6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ This is a syndication format, which means it only represents your posts and comm
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 1.4.4
+
+* Fix declaration error
+
 ### 1.4.3
 
 * Add next_url
diff --git a/feed-json-functions.php b/feed-json-functions.php
index 4c78a16..1073ac1 100644
--- a/feed-json-functions.php
+++ b/feed-json-functions.php
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ function get_link_from_json_feed( $link ) {
 
 function get_json_feed_next_url() {
 	global $paged, $wp_query;
-	if ( ! isset($max_page) || ! $max_page ) {
-		$max_page = $wp_query->max_num_pages;
-	}
+	$max_page = $wp_query->max_num_pages;
 
 	$nextpage = ( ! $paged ) ? 2 : (int) $paged + 1;
 
diff --git a/jsonfeed-wp.php b/jsonfeed-wp.php
index 87b3c3d..b1c2004 100644
--- a/jsonfeed-wp.php
+++ b/jsonfeed-wp.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: JSON Feed
 Plugin URI: https://github.com/manton/jsonfeed-wp/
 Description: Adds a feed of recent posts in JSON Feed format.
-Version: 1.4.3
+Version: 1.4.4
 Author: Manton Reece and Daniel Jalkut
 Text Domain: jsonfeed
 License: GPL2.0+
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 2c909eb..d12f447 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 Contributors: mantonr, redsweater, dshanske
 Tags: jsonfeed, json, feed, feeds
 Requires at least: 4.9
-Tested up to: 6.0
+Tested up to: 6.2
 Requires PHP: 5.4
-Stable tag: 1.4.3
+Stable tag: 1.4.4
 License: GPL-2.0+
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ This is a syndication format, which means it only represents your posts and comm
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.4.4 =
+* Fix declaration error
+
 = 1.4.3 = 
 * Add next_url
 * Add CORS header