diff --git a/tests/Control/test_MousePosition.html b/tests/Control/test_MousePosition.html
index 62b7d721c2..98575dd4e5 100644
--- a/tests/Control/test_MousePosition.html
+++ b/tests/Control/test_MousePosition.html
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
 
     function test_02_Control_MousePosition_redraw_noLayer_displayProjection(t) {
         t.plan(3);
-        control = new OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition();
-        map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
+        var control = new OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition();
+        var map = new OpenLayers.Map('map');
         map.addControl(control);
         t.eq(control.div.innerHTML, "0.00000, 0.00000", "innerHTML set correctly");
         control.redraw({'xy': new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,10)});
         control.redraw({'xy': new OpenLayers.Pixel(12,12)});
         t.eq(control.div.innerHTML, "0.00000, 0.00000", "innerHTML set correctly");
-        l = new OpenLayers.Layer('name', {'isBaseLayer': true});
+        var l = new OpenLayers.Layer('name', {'isBaseLayer': true});
         map.addLayer(l);
         map.zoomToMaxExtent();
         control.redraw({'xy': new OpenLayers.Pixel(10,10)});