diff --git a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
index a01b5deb3bb..e941bcdfd62 100644
--- a/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
+++ b/core/dbt/parser/manifest.py
@@ -1661,8 +1661,8 @@ def _check_manifest(manifest: Manifest, config: RuntimeConfig) -> None:
 
 def _get_doc_blocks(s: str) -> Tuple[List[List[str]], bool]:
     ast = parse(s)
-    has_doc_blocks = False
     doc_blocks: List[List[str]] = []
+    has_doc_blocks = False
 
     if not hasattr(ast, "body"):
         return doc_blocks, has_doc_blocks