diff --git a/js/issuer.js b/js/issuer.js
index 582f2c8..84d998a 100644
--- a/js/issuer.js
+++ b/js/issuer.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 $(function () {
   'use strict';
 
-  if ('1' !== window.localStorage.getItem('version')) {
+  var version = '1';
+  if (version !== window.localStorage.getItem('version')) {
     window.localStorage.clear();
-    window.localStorage.setItem('version', '1');
+    window.localStorage.setItem('version', version);
   }
 
   var OAUTH3 = window.OAUTH3;