diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Router.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Router.js
index 0ad88efd..c5f1c9a7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Router.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Router.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import Visualize from './Visualize'
  */
 
 const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
+  currentPage: '',
+  currentSection: '',
+  timeoutId: undefined,
   routes: {
     '': 'home', // #home
     'explore/:section': 'explore', // #explore/active
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     'maps/:id': 'maps' // #maps/7
   },
   home: function () {
+    let self = this
     clearTimeout(this.timeoutId)
 
     if (Active.Mapper) document.title = 'Explore Active Maps | Metamaps'
@@ -41,8 +45,8 @@ const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     $('.wrapper').addClass(classes)
 
     var navigate = function () {
-      this.timeoutId = setTimeout(function () {
-        this.navigate('')
+      self.timeoutId = setTimeout(function () {
+        self.navigate('')
       }, 300)
     }
 
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     Active.Topic = null
   },
   explore: function (section, id) {
+    var self = this
     clearTimeout(this.timeoutId)
 
     // just capitalize the variable section
@@ -115,17 +120,17 @@ const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     Views.ExploreMaps.setCollection(Metamaps.Maps[capitalize])
 
     var navigate = function () {
-      var path = '/explore/' + this.currentPage
+      var path = '/explore/' + self.currentPage
 
       // alter url if for mapper profile page
-      if (this.currentPage === 'mapper') {
+      if (self.currentPage === 'mapper') {
         path += '/' + Metamaps.Maps.Mapper.mapperId
       }
       
-      this.navigate(path)
+      self.navigate(path)
     }
     var navigateTimeout = function () {
-      this.timeoutId = setTimeout(navigate, 300)
+      self.timeoutId = setTimeout(navigate, 300)
     }
     if (Metamaps.Maps[capitalize].length === 0) {
       Metamaps.Loading.show()
@@ -209,9 +214,6 @@ const _Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
 })
 
 const Router = new _Router()
-Router.currentPage = ''
-Router.currentSection = undefined
-Router.timeoutId = undefined
 
 Router.intercept = function (evt) {
   var segments
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
index 9f800c4e..cdcda4e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Views/ChatView.js
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ var Private = {
             message: this.$messageInput.val(),
         };
         this.$messageInput.val('');
-        $(document).trigger(chatView.events.message + '-' + this.room, [message]);
+        $(document).trigger(ChatView.events.message + '-' + this.room, [message]);
     },
     addParticipant: function(participant) {
         var p = _.clone(participant.attributes);
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ var Handlers = {
     videoToggleClick: function() {
         this.$videoToggle.toggleClass('active');
         this.videosShowing = !this.videosShowing;
-        $(document).trigger(this.videosShowing ? chatView.events.videosOn : chatView.events.videosOff);
+        $(document).trigger(this.videosShowing ? ChatView.events.videosOn : ChatView.events.videosOff);
     },
     cursorToggleClick: function() {
         this.$cursorToggle.toggleClass('active');
         this.cursorsShowing = !this.cursorsShowing;
-        $(document).trigger(this.cursorsShowing ? chatView.events.cursorsOn : chatView.events.cursorsOff);
+        $(document).trigger(this.cursorsShowing ? ChatView.events.cursorsOn : ChatView.events.cursorsOff);
     },
     soundToggleClick: function() {
         this.alertSound = !this.alertSound;
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ var Handlers = {
         }
     },
     inputFocus: function() {
-        $(document).trigger(chatView.events.inputFocus);
+        $(document).trigger(ChatView.events.inputFocus);
     },
     inputBlur: function() {
-        $(document).trigger(chatView.events.inputBlur);
+        $(document).trigger(ChatView.events.inputBlur);
     }
 };