diff --git a/src/edit/handler/Edit.Circle.js b/src/edit/handler/Edit.Circle.js
index 9a14f5224..f7b3d5888 100644
--- a/src/edit/handler/Edit.Circle.js
+++ b/src/edit/handler/Edit.Circle.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ L.Edit.Circle = L.Edit.CircleMarker.extend({
 	_resize: function (latlng) {
 		var moveLatLng = this._moveMarker.getLatLng();
 
+		var radius = 0;
 		// Calculate the radius based on the version
 		if (L.GeometryUtil.isVersion07x()) {
 			radius = moveLatLng.distanceTo(latlng);
diff --git a/src/ext/GeometryUtil.js b/src/ext/GeometryUtil.js
index 5a95cfaf3..5efae3985 100755
--- a/src/ext/GeometryUtil.js
+++ b/src/ext/GeometryUtil.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 			if (isMetric) {
 				units = ['ha', 'm'];
-				type = typeof isMetric;
+				var type = typeof isMetric;
 				if (type === 'string') {
 					units = [isMetric];
 				} else if (type !== 'boolean') {