diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 44949829c70987a55f997605df31b551a319749e..96783d19760c19480eb9aa703b35cf076eaf0440 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ window.App = {
       username = data.typ.name;
       alert("Your username is: " + username);
     } else {
-      let username = qs.name;
+      username = qs.name;
       if (!username) {
         username = promptForName(username); // promptForName is blocking
       }