diff --git a/lib/battle.py b/lib/battle.py
index ae21dc1..c8cdef0 100644
--- a/lib/battle.py
+++ b/lib/battle.py
@@ -693,11 +693,12 @@ def combatgroups_from_file(filename):
                 if var == 'recharge':
                     recharge = {}
                     recharge['used'] = False
-                    info = var.split('|')
+                    info = value.split('|')
+
                     try:
                         recharge['name'] = info[0].strip()
                         recharge['value'] = int(info[1])
-                    except ValueError:
+                    except (ValueError, IndexError):
                         print 'Error: Bad syntax in recharge power. Ignoring'
                         continue