diff --git a/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json b/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
index 603582aafa..edce769e22 100644
--- a/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
+++ b/challenges/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript.json
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@
           "contents": [
             "// Example",
             "var ourArray = [\"Stimpson\", \"J\", [\"cat\"]];",
-            "removedFromOurArray = ourArray.shift();",
+            "var removedFromOurArray = ourArray.shift();",
             "// removedFromOurArray now equals \"Stimpson\" and ourArray now equals [\"J\", [\"cat\"]].",
             "",
             "// Setup",
@@ -7901,4 +7901,4 @@
       }
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}