diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
index 986005e292069ab7cfeb38facae9c5bb58b7f7d1..c7061797d80c1fbb186f4719cf5bc99dab007b6b 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-edit.js
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
 
 function decrementRequestsCounter() {
   var $new_requests = $(".new_requests"),
-      old_request_count = $new_requests.html().match(/\d+/);
+      request_html  = $new_requests.html(), 
+      old_request_count = request_html.match(/\d+/);
 
   if( old_request_count == 1 ) {
     $new_requests.html(
-      $new_requests.html().replace(/ \(\d+\)/,'')
+      request_html.replace(/ \(\d+\)/,'')
     );
   } else {
     $new_requests.html(
-      $new_requests.html().replace(/\d+/,old_request_count-1)
+      request_html.replace(/\d+/,old_request_count-1)
     );
   }
 }