diff --git a/contact-form.js b/contact-form.js
index 247b508..b90d597 100644
--- a/contact-form.js
+++ b/contact-form.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Ajax Contact Form
 + https://github.com/pinceladasdaweb/Ajax-Contact-Form
 + A Simple Ajax Contact Form developed in PHP with HTML5 Form validation.
 + Has a fallback in jQuery for browsers that do not support HTML5 form validation.
-+ version 1.0
++ version 1.0.1
 + Copyright 2014 Pedro Rogerio
 + Licensed under the MIT license
 + https://github.com/pinceladasdaweb/Ajax-Contact-Form
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Ajax Contact Form
 (function ($, window, document, undefined) {
     'use strict';
 
-    $form = $('#contact-form');
+    var $form = $('#contact-form');
 
     $form.submit(function (e) {
         // remove the error class
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ Ajax Contact Form
 
         e.preventDefault();
     });
-}(jQuery, window, document));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(jQuery, window, document));