diff --git a/mozilla/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/CookieViewer.js b/mozilla/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/CookieViewer.js
index 4863a7d2a79..d86822da456 100644
--- a/mozilla/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/CookieViewer.js
+++ b/mozilla/extensions/wallet/cookieviewer/CookieViewer.js
@@ -183,15 +183,15 @@ function loadCookies()
 }
 
 function CookieColumnSort(column) {
-  var number;
+  var number, cookie, id;
   var cookietree = document.getElementById("cookietree");
   var selected = cookietree.selectedIndex;
   var cookielist = document.getElementById('cookieList');
   var childnodes = cookielist.childNodes;
 
   if (selected >= 0) {
-    var cookie = childnodes[selected];
-    var id = cookie.getAttribute("id");
+    cookie = childnodes[selected];
+    id = cookie.getAttribute("id");
     number = parseInt(id.substring("cookietree_".length,id.length));
   }
 
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ function CookieColumnSort(column) {
   var length = childnodes.length;
   if (selected >= 0) {
     for (i=0; i<length; i++){
-      var cookie = childnodes[i];
-      var id = cookie.getAttribute("id");
+      cookie = childnodes[i];
+      id = cookie.getAttribute("id");
       var thisNumber = parseInt(id.substring("cookietree_".length,id.length));
       if (thisNumber == number) {
         cookietree.selectedIndex = i;