diff --git a/lib/engines/vows.engine.js b/lib/engines/vows.engine.js
index 9cbb1d0..a243133 100644
--- a/lib/engines/vows.engine.js
+++ b/lib/engines/vows.engine.js
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ TestParser.prototype = {
 
         // If there is a command
         if (command) {
+          // Define variables here to please JSHint
+          var commandNames,
+              nodeArr,
+              lastIndex,
+              lastNode,
+              lastName;
+
           // If the node is an object
           if (typeof node === 'object') {
             // Add it as a topic
@@ -35,11 +42,11 @@ TestParser.prototype = {
             if (Array.isArray(topic)) {
               // TODO: Consolidate this with other "if (Array.isArray" section
               // Convert the names into nodes
-              var commandNames = topic.map(function (topicObj) { return topicObj.name; }),
-                  nodeArr = namesToNodes(commandNames),
-                  lastIndex = commandNames.length - 1,
-                  lastNode = nodeArr[lastIndex],
-                  lastName = commandNames[lastIndex];
+              commandNames = topic.map(function (topicObj) { return topicObj.name; });
+              nodeArr = namesToNodes(commandNames);
+              lastIndex = commandNames.length - 1;
+              lastNode = nodeArr[lastIndex];
+              lastName = commandNames[lastIndex];
 
               // // Displace this node as the leaf node
               // // TODO: This should work but traverse is giving me shit =(
@@ -72,11 +79,11 @@ TestParser.prototype = {
             // If the command is an array of commands
             if (Array.isArray(command)) {
               // Convert the names into nodes
-              var commandNames = command.map(function (topicObj) { return topicObj.name; }),
-                  nodeArr = namesToNodes(commandNames),
-                  lastIndex = commandNames.length - 1,
-                  lastNode = nodeArr[lastIndex],
-                  lastName = commandNames[lastIndex];
+              commandNames = command.map(function (topicObj) { return topicObj.name; });
+              nodeArr = namesToNodes(commandNames);
+              lastIndex = commandNames.length - 1;
+              lastNode = nodeArr[lastIndex];
+              lastName = commandNames[lastIndex];
 
               // Replace leaf with node
               lastNode[lastName] = node;