diff --git a/s3direct/static/s3direct/js/s3direct.js b/s3direct/static/s3direct/js/s3direct.js
index 17a090b0..68557da7 100644
--- a/s3direct/static/s3direct/js/s3direct.js
+++ b/s3direct/static/s3direct/js/s3direct.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ $s3Direct(function(){
   }
 
   var setup = function(el){
-    $el = $s3Direct(el)
+    var $el = $s3Direct(el)
 
     var policy_url = $el.data('url')
     var file_url = $el.find('input[type=hidden]').val()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 36baf610..5efeec0c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='django-s3direct',
-    version='0.1.7',
+    version='0.1.8',
     description='Add direct uploads to S3 functionality with a progress bar to file input fields within Django admin.',
     long_description=readme,
     author="Bradley Griffiths",