diff --git a/lms/templates/login.html b/lms/templates/login.html
index db46d5e9c3..85d0eb4ae1 100644
--- a/lms/templates/login.html
+++ b/lms/templates/login.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       $('#login-form').on('ajax:success', function(event, json, xhr) {
         if(json.success) {
           var u=decodeURI(window.location.search);
-          next=decodeURIComponent(u.split("next=")[1]);
+          var next=decodeURIComponent(u.split("next=")[1]);
           if (next && !isExternal(next)) {
             location.href=next;
           }  else if(json.redirect_url){