diff --git a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
index a02accadf..f236147b8 100644
--- a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
+++ b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
@@ -2537,6 +2537,7 @@ define([
         $creation.focus();
     };
 
+    var autoStoreModal = {};
     UIElements.onServerError = function (common, err, toolbar, cb) {
         //if (["EDELETED", "EEXPIRED", "ERESTRICTED"].indexOf(err.type) === -1) { return; }
         var priv = common.getMetadataMgr().getPrivateData();
@@ -2740,7 +2741,6 @@ define([
     };
 
     var storePopupState = false;
-    var autoStoreModal = {};
     UIElements.displayStorePadPopup = function (common, data) {
         if (storePopupState) { return; }
         storePopupState = true;
diff --git a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
index 131958d83..61588b9aa 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
@@ -1687,8 +1687,6 @@ define([
             sframeChan.on('Q_PASSWORD_CHECK', function (pw, cb) {
                 Cryptpad.isNewChannel(currentPad.href, pw, function (e, isNew) {
                     if (isNew === false) {
-                        var channel = Utils.Hash.hrefToHexChannelId(currentPad.href, pw);
-
                         nThen(function (w) {
                             // If the pad is stored, update its data
                             var _secret = Utils.Hash.getSecrets(parsed.type, parsed.hash, pw);