diff --git a/src/node/test/surface_test.js b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
index fc765ed7314..c65d95f7673 100644
--- a/src/node/test/surface_test.js
+++ b/src/node/test/surface_test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ describe('Call propagation', function() {
   describe('Cancellation', function() {
     it('With a unary call', function(done) {
       done = multiDone(done, 2);
+      var call;
       proxy_impl.unary = function(parent, callback) {
         client.unary(parent.request, function(err, value) {
           try {
@@ -969,12 +970,13 @@ describe('Call propagation', function() {
       proxy.start();
       var proxy_client = new Client('localhost:' + proxy_port,
                                     grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
-      var call = proxy_client.unary({}, function(err, value) {
+      call = proxy_client.unary({}, function(err, value) {
         done();
       });
     });
     it('With a client stream call', function(done) {
       done = multiDone(done, 2);
+      var call;
       proxy_impl.clientStream = function(parent, callback) {
         client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
           try {
@@ -992,12 +994,13 @@ describe('Call propagation', function() {
       proxy.start();
       var proxy_client = new Client('localhost:' + proxy_port,
                                     grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
-      var call = proxy_client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
+      call = proxy_client.clientStream(function(err, value) {
         done();
       });
     });
     it('With a server stream call', function(done) {
       done = multiDone(done, 2);
+      var call;
       proxy_impl.serverStream = function(parent) {
         var child = client.serverStream(parent.request, null,
                                         {parent: parent});
@@ -1013,13 +1016,14 @@ describe('Call propagation', function() {
       proxy.start();
       var proxy_client = new Client('localhost:' + proxy_port,
                                     grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
-      var call = proxy_client.serverStream({});
+      call = proxy_client.serverStream({});
       call.on('error', function(err) {
         done();
       });
     });
     it('With a bidi stream call', function(done) {
       done = multiDone(done, 2);
+      var call;
       proxy_impl.bidiStream = function(parent) {
         var child = client.bidiStream(null, {parent: parent});
         child.on('error', function(err) {
@@ -1034,7 +1038,7 @@ describe('Call propagation', function() {
       proxy.start();
       var proxy_client = new Client('localhost:' + proxy_port,
                                     grpc.credentials.createInsecure());
-      var call = proxy_client.bidiStream();
+      call = proxy_client.bidiStream();
       call.on('error', function(err) {
         done();
       });