diff --git a/js/id/ui/inspector.js b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
index b8c834cc8..23c9c0f39 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/inspector.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/inspector.js
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ iD.Inspector = function() {
                     .on('keydown.push-more', pushMore)
                     .each(bindTypeahead);
 
-                removeBtn = row.append('button')
+                var removeBtn = row.append('button')
                     .attr('class','remove minor')
                     .on('click', removeTag);
 
                 removeBtn.append('span').attr('class', 'icon remove');
 
-                helpBtn = row.append('button').attr('class', 'tag-help minor').append('a')
+                var helpBtn = row.append('button').attr('class', 'tag-help minor').append('a')
                     .attr('target', '_blank')
                     .attr('tabindex', -1)
                     .attr('href', function(d) {