diff --git a/lib/util/http.js b/lib/util/http.js
index 310f25a..af28aa6 100644
--- a/lib/util/http.js
+++ b/lib/util/http.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports.setup = function(req, res, next) {
     if(~req.url.indexOf('?')) {
       try {
         req.query = parseQuery(req.url);  
-        m = req.query['_method'];
+        var m = req.query['_method'];
         if ( m ) {
             req.method = m.toUpperCase();
         }