diff --git a/spec/core/DelayedFunctionSchedulerSpec.js b/spec/core/DelayedFunctionSchedulerSpec.js
index 6d0698f5..7048b9e8 100644
--- a/spec/core/DelayedFunctionSchedulerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/DelayedFunctionSchedulerSpec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe("DelayedFunctionScheduler", function() {
 
   it("schedules a string for later execution", function() {
     var scheduler = new j$.DelayedFunctionScheduler(),
-        strfn = "horrible = true;";
+      strfn = "horrible = true;";
 
     scheduler.scheduleFunction(strfn, 0);
 
diff --git a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
index 31389f09..86898f56 100644
--- a/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/EnvSpec.js
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ describe("Env", function() {
   });
 
   it('removes all spies when env is executed', function(done) {
-    originalFoo = function() {},
-    testObj = {
-      foo: originalFoo
-    },
-    firstSpec = jasmine.createSpy('firstSpec').and.callFake(function() {
-      env.spyOn(testObj, 'foo');
-    }),
-    secondSpec = jasmine.createSpy('secondSpec').and.callFake(function() {
-      expect(testObj.foo).toBe(originalFoo);
-    });
-    env.describe('test suite', function() {
-      env.it('spec 0', firstSpec);
-      env.it('spec 1', secondSpec);
-    });
+    var originalFoo = function() {},
+      testObj = {
+        foo: originalFoo
+      },
+      firstSpec = jasmine.createSpy('firstSpec').and.callFake(function() {
+        env.spyOn(testObj, 'foo');
+      }),
+      secondSpec = jasmine.createSpy('secondSpec').and.callFake(function() {
+        expect(testObj.foo).toBe(originalFoo);
+      });
+      env.describe('test suite', function() {
+        env.it('spec 0', firstSpec);
+        env.it('spec 1', secondSpec);
+      });
 
     var assertions = function() {
       expect(firstSpec).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js b/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
index f50f3c76..954f834e 100644
--- a/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/ExceptionsSpec.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('Exceptions:', function() {
         env.it('should be a passing test that runs after exceptions are thrown from a async test', secondTest);
       });
 
-      expectations = function() {
+      var expectations = function() {
         expect(secondTest).toHaveBeenCalled();
         done();
       };
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Exceptions:', function() {
       });
       env.describe("a suite that doesn't throw an exception", secondDescribe);
 
-      expectations = function() {
+      var expectations = function() {
         expect(secondDescribe).toHaveBeenCalled();
         done();
       };
diff --git a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
index 71a0f1cb..f4122b6a 100644
--- a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
@@ -50,31 +50,31 @@ describe("QueueRunner", function() {
       //createSpy('asyncfn').and.callFake(function(done) {});
 
       var onComplete = jasmine.createSpy('onComplete'),
-      beforeCallback = jasmine.createSpy('beforeCallback'),
-      fnCallback = jasmine.createSpy('fnCallback'),
-      afterCallback = jasmine.createSpy('afterCallback'),
-      fn1 = function(done) {
-        beforeCallback();
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          done()
-        }, 100);
-      },
-      fn2 = function(done) {
-        fnCallback();
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          done()
-        }, 100);
-      },
-      fn3 = function(done) {
-        afterCallback();
-        setTimeout(function() {
-          done()
-        }, 100);
-      },
-      queueRunner = new j$.QueueRunner({
-        fns: [fn1, fn2, fn3],
-        onComplete: onComplete
-      });
+        beforeCallback = jasmine.createSpy('beforeCallback'),
+        fnCallback = jasmine.createSpy('fnCallback'),
+        afterCallback = jasmine.createSpy('afterCallback'),
+        fn1 = function(done) {
+          beforeCallback();
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            done()
+          }, 100);
+        },
+        fn2 = function(done) {
+          fnCallback();
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            done()
+          }, 100);
+        },
+        fn3 = function(done) {
+          afterCallback();
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            done()
+          }, 100);
+        },
+        queueRunner = new j$.QueueRunner({
+          fns: [fn1, fn2, fn3],
+          onComplete: onComplete
+        });
 
       queueRunner.execute();
 
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ describe("QueueRunner", function() {
 
   it("continues running the functions even after an exception is thrown in an async spec", function() {
     var fn = function(done) { throw new Error("error"); },
-        nextFn = jasmine.createSpy("nextFunction");
-
-    queueRunner = new j$.QueueRunner({
-      fns: [fn, nextFn]
-    });
+      nextFn = jasmine.createSpy("nextFunction"),
+      queueRunner = new j$.QueueRunner({
+        fns: [fn, nextFn]
+      });
 
     queueRunner.execute();
     expect(nextFn).toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toBeGreaterThanSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toBeGreaterThanSpec.js
index 397c0e55..c530dcfd 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toBeGreaterThanSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toBeGreaterThanSpec.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ describe("toBeGreaterThan", function() {
   });
 
   it("fails when actual <= expected", function() {
-    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeGreaterThan();
+    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeGreaterThan(),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare(1, 1);
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toBeNaNSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toBeNaNSpec.js
index d4a00b4d..c0cbcc5d 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toBeNaNSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toBeNaNSpec.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ describe("toBeNaN", function() {
   });
 
   it("fails for anything not a NaN", function() {
-    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeNaN();
+    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeNaN(),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare(1);
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toBeUndefinedSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toBeUndefinedSpec.js
index 9d166276..eefe7451 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toBeUndefinedSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toBeUndefinedSpec.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ describe("toBeUndefined", function() {
   });
 
   it("fails when matching defined values", function() {
-    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeUndefined();
+    var matcher = j$.matchers.toBeUndefined(),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare('foo');
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toContainSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toContainSpec.js
index 848a73dc..1025dffb 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toContainSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toContainSpec.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ describe("toContain", function() {
     var util = {
         contains: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-contains').and.returnValue(true)
       },
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toContain(util);
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toContain(util),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare("ABC", "B");
     expect(util.contains).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ABC", "B", []);
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ describe("toContain", function() {
         contains: jasmine.createSpy('delegated-contains').and.returnValue(true)
       },
       customEqualityTesters = ['a', 'b'],
-      matcher = j$.matchers.toContain(util, customEqualityTesters);
+      matcher = j$.matchers.toContain(util, customEqualityTesters),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare("ABC", "B");
     expect(util.contains).toHaveBeenCalledWith("ABC", "B", ['a', 'b']);
diff --git a/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledSpec.js b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledSpec.js
index 88c8d4a7..82d17e99 100644
--- a/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/matchers/toHaveBeenCalledSpec.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe("toHaveBeenCalled", function() {
 
   it("fails when the actual was not called", function() {
     var matcher = j$.matchers.toHaveBeenCalled(),
-      uncalledSpy = j$.createSpy('uncalled spy');
+      uncalledSpy = j$.createSpy('uncalled spy'),
+      result;
 
     result = matcher.compare(uncalledSpy);
     expect(result.pass).toBe(false);
diff --git a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
index 814c0c49..052e33cf 100644
--- a/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
+++ b/spec/html/HtmlReporterSpec.js
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
         env = new j$.Env();
         container = document.createElement("div");
-        getContainer = function() { return container; },
+        var getContainer = function() { return container; },
           reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
             env: env,
             getContainer: getContainer,
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
       beforeEach(function() {
         env = new j$.Env();
         container = document.createElement("div");
-        getContainer = function() { return container; },
-          reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
-            env: env,
-            getContainer: getContainer,
-            createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
-            createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
-          });
+        var getContainer = function() { return container; };
+        reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
+          env: env,
+          getContainer: getContainer,
+          createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
+          createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
+        });
         reporter.initialize();
 
         reporter.jasmineStarted({});
@@ -414,14 +414,14 @@ describe("New HtmlReporter", function() {
 
       beforeEach(function() {
         env = new j$.Env();
-        container = document.createElement("div"),
-        getContainer = function() { return container; },
-          reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
-            env: env,
-            getContainer: getContainer,
-            createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
-            createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
-          });
+        container = document.createElement("div");
+        var getContainer = function() { return container; }
+        reporter = new j$.HtmlReporter({
+          env: env,
+          getContainer: getContainer,
+          createElement: function() { return document.createElement.apply(document, arguments); },
+          createTextNode: function() { return document.createTextNode.apply(document, arguments); }
+        });
         reporter.initialize();
 
         reporter.jasmineStarted({});