diff --git a/js/db_operations.js b/js/db_operations.js
index 4e3dedf4f..502ca0d00 100644
--- a/js/db_operations.js
+++ b/js/db_operations.js
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     .after(data.sql_query);
 
                     //Remove the empty notice div generated due to a NULL query passed to PMA_showMessage()
-                    var notice_class = $("#topmenucontainer").next("div").find('.notice');
-                    if($(notice_class).text() == '') {
-                        $(notice_class).remove();
+                    var $notice_class = $("#topmenucontainer").next("div").find('.notice');
+                    if ($notice_class.text() == '') {
+                        $notice_class.remove();
                     }
 
                     $("<span>" + PMA_messages['strReloadDatabase'] + "?</span>").dialog({