Variable were declared at the wrong place

Password Manager/ConfigFileManager.cs

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ namespace Password_Manager
             try
             {
                 StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(CONFIGPATH);
+			    string? path = null, recipient = null;
                 if (sr != null)
                 {
-					string? path, recipient;
                     while (!sr.EndOfStream)
                     {
                         string[]? fields = sr.ReadLine().Split(DELIMETER);