diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
index 258f159cbe..46f0682f74 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/rootCtrl.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
 
       var gems = user.balance * 4;
       var price = item.value;
-      var message;
+      var message = "";
 
       var itemName = window.env.t(Content.itemList[type].localeKey)
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ habitrpg.controller("RootCtrl", ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', 'User', '$
       if (type === 'quests') {
         if (item.previous) {message = window.env.t('alreadyEarnedQuestReward', {priorQuest: Content.quests[item.previous].text()})}
         else if (item.lvl) {message = window.env.t('alreadyEarnedQuestLevel', {level: item.lvl})}
-      } else message = "";
+      }
 
       message += window.env.t('buyThis', {text: itemName, price: price, gems: gems});
       if ($window.confirm(message))