diff --git a/app/views/dmsf/add_email.js.erb b/app/views/dmsf/add_email.js.erb
index 63a628e0..3b271286 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf/add_email.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf/add_email.js.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 %>
 
-let modal = $('#ajax-modal');
+var modal = $('#ajax-modal');
 
 modal.html("<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'dmsf/add_email') %>");
 showModal('ajax-modal', '400px');
diff --git a/app/views/dmsf_folder_permissions/new.js.erb b/app/views/dmsf_folder_permissions/new.js.erb
index 7eb01676..f912454f 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf_folder_permissions/new.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf_folder_permissions/new.js.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 %>
 
-let modal = $('#ajax-modal');
+var modal = $('#ajax-modal');
 
 $('#users_for_watcher').html('<%= escape_javascript(render_principals_for_new_folder_permissions(@principals)) %>');
 modal.html('<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'dmsf_folder_permissions/new') %>');
diff --git a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/action.js.erb b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/action.js.erb
index 5e5ecd21..aa805b0e 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/action.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/action.js.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 %>
 
-let modal = $('#ajax-modal');
+var modal = $('#ajax-modal');
 
 modal.html('<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'action', locals: { workflow: @dmsf_workflow }) %>');
 showModal('ajax-modal', '35%');
diff --git a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/assign.js.erb b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/assign.js.erb
index 9899db2e..2b8ed2c1 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/assign.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/assign.js.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 %>
 
-let modal = $('#ajax-modal');
+var modal = $('#ajax-modal');
 
 modal.html('<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'assign') %>');
 showModal('ajax-modal', '30%');
diff --git a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/log.js.erb b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/log.js.erb
index 5a297c50..df368dcb 100644
--- a/app/views/dmsf_workflows/log.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/dmsf_workflows/log.js.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 %>
 
-let modal = $('#ajax-modal');
+var modal = $('#ajax-modal');
 
 modal.html('<%= escape_javascript(render partial: 'log', locals: { workflow:  @dmsf_workflow, revision: @revision }) %>');
 showModal('ajax-modal', '90%');