diff --git a/lib/caronte/passes/ws.js b/lib/caronte/passes/ws.js
index 3f44e5daa..821cb2eb0 100644
--- a/lib/caronte/passes/ws.js
+++ b/lib/caronte/passes/ws.js
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ function XHeaders(req, socket, options) {
  *
  */
 function stream(req, socket, options, head) {
-  var r = http.request(
+  var proxyReq = http.request(
     common.setupOutgoing(options.ssl || {}, options, req)
   );
    
-  r.on('upgrade', function(proxyRes, proxySocket, proxyHead) {
+  proxyReq.on('upgrade', function(proxyRes, proxySocket, proxyHead) {
     if (proxyHead && proxyHead.length) proxySocket.unshift(proxyHead);
 
     socket.write('HTTP/1.1 101 Switching Protocols\r\n');
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function stream(req, socket, options, head) {
     proxySocket.pipe(socket).pipe(proxySocket);
   });
 
-  r.end();
+  proxyReq.end();
 }
 
 ] // <--