diff --git a/lib/http-proxy/index.js b/lib/http-proxy/index.js
index 4faa3956b..7528f46e6 100644
--- a/lib/http-proxy/index.js
+++ b/lib/http-proxy/index.js
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ function ProxyServer(options) {
 
 ProxyServer.prototype.listen = function(port) {
   var self    = this,
-      closure = function(req, res) { self.web(req, res); },
-      this._server  = options.ssl ? 
-        https.createServer(this.options.ssl, closure) : 
-        http.createServer(closure);
+      closure = function(req, res) { self.web(req, res); };
+      
+  this._server  = options.ssl ? 
+    https.createServer(this.options.ssl, closure) : 
+    http.createServer(closure);
 
   if(options.ws) {
     this._server.on('upgrade', function(req, socket, head) { self.ws(req, socket, head); });