diff --git a/lib/ace/worker/worker.js b/lib/ace/worker/worker.js
index f3910e2a..46f173a5 100644
--- a/lib/ace/worker/worker.js
+++ b/lib/ace/worker/worker.js
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ var normalizeModule = function(parentId, moduleName) {
     // normalize relative requires
     if (moduleName.charAt(0) == ".") {
         var base = parentId.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/");
-        var moduleName = base + "/" + moduleName;
+        moduleName = base + "/" + moduleName;
         
         while(moduleName.indexOf(".") !== -1 && previous != moduleName) {
             var previous = moduleName;
-            var moduleName = moduleName.replace(/\/\.\//, "/").replace(/[^\/]+\/\.\.\//, "");
+            moduleName = moduleName.replace(/\/\.\//, "/").replace(/[^\/]+\/\.\.\//, "");
         }
     }
     
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ var require = function(parentId, id) {
     if (!id.charAt)
         throw new Error("worker.js require() accepts only (parentId, id) as arguments");
 
-    var id = normalizeModule(parentId, id);
-    
+    id = normalizeModule(parentId, id);
+
     var module = require.modules[id];
     if (module) {
         if (!module.initialized) {