diff --git a/client/android/divkit-demo-app/src/main/java/com/yandex/divkit/demo/div/DemoGlobalVariablesController.kt b/client/android/divkit-demo-app/src/main/java/com/yandex/divkit/demo/div/DemoGlobalVariablesController.kt
index c68a9bfbe..c33d394ee 100644
--- a/client/android/divkit-demo-app/src/main/java/com/yandex/divkit/demo/div/DemoGlobalVariablesController.kt
+++ b/client/android/divkit-demo-app/src/main/java/com/yandex/divkit/demo/div/DemoGlobalVariablesController.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class DemoGlobalVariablesController {
         gatherGlobalVariables().iterator().forEach {
             if (lastDivVariableController?.isDeclared(it.name) == false) {
                 lastDivVariableController?.declare(it)
+            } else {
+                val variable = lastDivVariableController?.get(it.name) ?: return
+                variable.set(it.getValue().toString())
             }
         }
     }