diff --git a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateDataObjectBehavior.js b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateDataObjectBehavior.js
index 105752ed..3ecdc024 100644
--- a/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateDataObjectBehavior.js
+++ b/lib/features/modeling/behavior/CreateDataObjectBehavior.js
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ function CreateDataObjectBehavior(eventBus, bpmnFactory, moddle) {
     var context = event.context,
         shape = context.shape;
 
-    if(is(shape, 'bpmn:DataObjectReference') && shape.type !== 'label') {
+    if (is(shape, 'bpmn:DataObjectReference') && shape.type !== 'label') {
 
       // create a DataObject every time a DataObjectReference is created
-      var dataObjectShape = bpmnFactory.create('bpmn:DataObject');
+      var dataObject = bpmnFactory.create('bpmn:DataObject');
 
       // set the reference to the DataObject
-      shape.businessObject.dataObjectRef = dataObjectShape;
+      shape.businessObject.dataObjectRef = dataObject;
     }
   });