diff --git a/common/script/fns/autoAllocate.js b/common/script/fns/autoAllocate.js
index 7e29c3384e..907f4c45d0 100644
--- a/common/script/fns/autoAllocate.js
+++ b/common/script/fns/autoAllocate.js
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ function getStatToAllocate (user) {
       return _.invert(stats)[_.min(stats)];
     }
     case 'classbased': {
+      let preference;
       let lvlDiv7 = statsObj.lvl / 7;
       let ideal = [lvlDiv7 * 3, lvlDiv7 * 2, lvlDiv7, lvlDiv7];
 
-      let preference;
       switch (statsObj.class) {
         case 'wizard': {
           preference = ['int', 'per', 'con', 'str'];
@@ -70,5 +70,7 @@ function getStatToAllocate (user) {
 }
 
 module.exports = function autoAllocate (user) {
-  return user.stats[getStatToAllocate(user)]++;
+  let statToIncrease = getStatToAllocate(user);
+
+  return user.stats[statToIncrease]++;
 };