diff --git a/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/portsort.js b/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/portsort.js
index ca528572..57f932ef 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/portsort.js
+++ b/Netdisco/share/public/javascripts/portsort.js
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ function portSort (a, b) {
 		yN = y.replace(re, '\0$1\0').replace(/\0$/,'').replace(/^\0/,'').split('\0');
 	for(var cLoc=0, numS=Math.max(xN.length, yN.length); cLoc < numS; cLoc++) {
 		// find floats not starting with '0', string or 0 if not defined (Clint Priest)
-		oFxNcL = !(xN[cLoc] || '').match(ore) && parseFloat(xN[cLoc]) || xN[cLoc] || 0;
-		oFyNcL = !(yN[cLoc] || '').match(ore) && parseFloat(yN[cLoc]) || yN[cLoc] || 0;
+		var oFxNcL = !(xN[cLoc] || '').match(ore) && parseFloat(xN[cLoc]) || xN[cLoc] || 0;
+		var oFyNcL = !(yN[cLoc] || '').match(ore) && parseFloat(yN[cLoc]) || yN[cLoc] || 0;
 		// handle numeric vs string comparison - number < string - (Kyle Adams)
 		if (isNaN(oFxNcL) !== isNaN(oFyNcL)) return (isNaN(oFxNcL)) ? 1 : -1; 
 		// rely on string comparison if different types - i.e. '02' < 2 != '02' < '2'