diff --git a/test/async_test.js b/test/async_test.js
index 91dccba..001b2c1 100644
--- a/test/async_test.js
+++ b/test/async_test.js
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ describe("async rendering", function(){
 		});
 
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/bar":
-					var data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
+					data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/auth-cookie-failed-domain_test.js b/test/auth-cookie-failed-domain_test.js
index db0be16..c0f4dbd 100644
--- a/test/auth-cookie-failed-domain_test.js
+++ b/test/auth-cookie-failed-domain_test.js
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ describe("auth cookies - failed domain", function() {
 		});
 
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/api/list":
-					var data = [1,2,3,4,5];
+					data = [1,2,3,4,5];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/auth-cookie_test.js b/test/auth-cookie_test.js
index a78a867..f93f0ff 100644
--- a/test/auth-cookie_test.js
+++ b/test/auth-cookie_test.js
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ describe("auth cookies", function() {
 		});
 
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			authHeader = req.headers.authorization;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/api/list":
-					var data = [1,2,3,4,5];
+					data = [1,2,3,4,5];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/incremental_prog_test.js b/test/incremental_prog_test.js
index 5424b8b..a82a6cd 100644
--- a/test/incremental_prog_test.js
+++ b/test/incremental_prog_test.js
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ describe("Incremental rendering", function(){
 
 	before(function(done){
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/bar":
-					var data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
+					data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/incremental_test.js b/test/incremental_test.js
index 8e7b5f9..4209aea 100644
--- a/test/incremental_test.js
+++ b/test/incremental_test.js
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ describe("Incremental rendering", function(){
 
 	before(function(done){
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/bar":
-					var data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
+					data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/leak_test.js b/test/leak_test.js
index 8097dce..b8cdb6a 100644
--- a/test/leak_test.js
+++ b/test/leak_test.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ describe("Memory leaks", function(){
 
 	before(function(done){
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/bar":
-					var data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
+					data = [ { "a": "a" }, { "b": "b" } ];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);
diff --git a/test/xhr_test.js b/test/xhr_test.js
index 1d9c965..f50d456 100644
--- a/test/xhr_test.js
+++ b/test/xhr_test.js
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ describe("xhr async rendering", function() {
 		});
 
 		helpers.createServer(8070, function(req, res){
+			var data;
 			switch(req.url) {
 				case "/api/list":
-					var data = [1,2,3,4,5];
+					data = [1,2,3,4,5];
 					break;
 				default:
 					throw new Error("No route for " + req.url);