diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index ae247aa..bfaec8c 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -1244,7 +1244,11 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.render = function(stop) {
   var xi = ret.xi
     , xl = ret.xl
     , yi = ret.yi
-    , yl = ret.yl;
+    , yl = ret.yl
+    , cell
+    , ch
+    , x
+    , y;
 
   var lines = this.screen.lines;
 
@@ -1257,12 +1261,11 @@ ProgressBar.prototype.render = function(stop) {
   for (y = yi; y < yl; y++) {
     if (!lines[y]) break;
     for (x = xi; x < xl; x++) {
-      attr = dattr;
       ch = this.ch;
       cell = lines[y][x];
       if (!cell) break;
-      if (attr !== cell[0] || ch !== cell[1]) {
-        lines[y][x][0] = attr;
+      if (dattr !== cell[0] || ch !== cell[1]) {
+        lines[y][x][0] = dattr;
         lines[y][x][1] = ch;
         lines[y].dirty = true;
       }