diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
index 49bdb6a46a..325e6c2404 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WMS.js
@@ -154,12 +154,13 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WMS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Grid, {
         bounds = this.adjustBounds(bounds);
         
         var imageSize = this.getImageSize(); 
-        var s = this.getFullRequestString(
-                     {BBOX: this.encodeBBOX ?  bounds.toBBOX() : bounds.toArray(),
-                      WIDTH:imageSize.w,
-                      HEIGHT:imageSize.h});
-        //console.log(s);
-        return s;
+        var newParams = {
+            BBOX: this.encodeBBOX ?  bounds.toBBOX() : bounds.toArray(),
+            WIDTH:imageSize.w,
+            HEIGHT:imageSize.h
+        };
+        var requestString = this.getFullRequestString(newParams);
+        return requestString;
     },
 
     /**