diff --git a/src/carousel/carousel.js b/src/carousel/carousel.js
index b4681e80de..cb7d585173 100644
--- a/src/carousel/carousel.js
+++ b/src/carousel/carousel.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
 * @ngdoc overview
 * @name ui.bootstrap.carousel
-* 
+*
 * @description
 * AngularJS version of an image carousel.
 *
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
     }
     function goNext() {
       //If we have a slide to transition from and we have a transition type and we're allowed, go
-      if (self.currentSlide && angular.isString(direction) && !$scope.noTransition && nextSlide.$element) { 
+      if (self.currentSlide && angular.isString(direction) && !$scope.noTransition && nextSlide.$element) {
         //We shouldn't do class manip in here, but it's the same weird thing bootstrap does. need to fix sometime
         nextSlide.$element.addClass(direction);
-        nextSlide.$element[0].offsetWidth = nextSlide.$element[0].offsetWidth; //force reflow
+        var reflow = nextSlide.$element[0].offsetWidth; //force reflow
 
         //Set all other slides to stop doing their stuff for the new transition
         angular.forEach(slides, function(slide) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
 
   $scope.next = function() {
     var newIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % slides.length;
-    
+
     //Prevent this user-triggered transition from occurring if there is already one in progress
     if (!$scope.$currentTransition) {
       return self.select(slides[newIndex], 'next');
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.carousel', ['ui.bootstrap.transition'])
 
   $scope.prev = function() {
     var newIndex = currentIndex - 1 < 0 ? slides.length - 1 : currentIndex - 1;
-    
+
     //Prevent this user-triggered transition from occurring if there is already one in progress
     if (!$scope.$currentTransition) {
       return self.select(slides[newIndex], 'prev');
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ function CarouselDemoCtrl($scope) {
         var lastValue = scope.active = getActive(scope.$parent);
         scope.$watch(function parentActiveWatch() {
           var parentActive = getActive(scope.$parent);
-          
+
           if (parentActive !== scope.active) {
             // we are out of sync and need to copy
             if (parentActive !== lastValue) {