diff --git a/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_topic_menu_view.js b/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_topic_menu_view.js
index 550f77fd82..5c2bd591ff 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_topic_menu_view.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/discussion/views/discussion_topic_menu_view.js
@@ -150,18 +150,18 @@
 
             // @TODO move into utils.coffee
             getNameWidth: function(name) {
-                var test = $('<div>'),
+                var $test = $('<div>'),
                     width;
 
-                test.css({
+                $test.css({
                     'font-size': this.dropdownButton.css('font-size'),
                     'opacity': 0,
                     'position': 'absolute',
                     'left': -1000,
                     'top': -1000
                 }).html(name).appendTo(document.body);
-                width = test.width();
-                test.remove();
+                width = $test.width();
+                $test.remove();
                 return width;
             },
 
diff --git a/scripts/safelint_thresholds.json b/scripts/safelint_thresholds.json
index a08034b570..27fe472bec 100644
--- a/scripts/safelint_thresholds.json
+++ b/scripts/safelint_thresholds.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
         "javascript-escape": 7,
         "javascript-interpolate": 49,
         "javascript-jquery-append": 104,
-        "javascript-jquery-html": 276,
-        "javascript-jquery-insert-into-target": 27,
+        "javascript-jquery-html": 277,
+        "javascript-jquery-insert-into-target": 28,
         "javascript-jquery-insertion": 26,
         "javascript-jquery-prepend": 11,
         "mako-html-entities": 0,