diff --git a/knockout.dirtyFlag.js b/knockout.dirtyFlag.js
index f979447..45f4b9e 100644
--- a/knockout.dirtyFlag.js
+++ b/knockout.dirtyFlag.js
@@ -35,13 +35,12 @@
             hashFunction = hashFunction || ko.toJSON;
 
             var
+                self = this,
                 _objectToTrack = objectToTrack,
                 _lastCleanState = ko.observable(hashFunction(_objectToTrack)),
                 _isInitiallyDirty = ko.observable(isInitiallyDirty),
 
                 result = function () {
-                    var self = this;
-
                     self.forceDirty = function ()
                     {
                         _isInitiallyDirty(true);
@@ -55,10 +54,9 @@
                         _lastCleanState(hashFunction(_objectToTrack));
                         _isInitiallyDirty(false);
                     };
-
                     return self;
                 };
-            
+
             return result;
         };
     })(ko);