diff --git a/lib/realtime.js b/lib/realtime.js
index 70665ee8..fe16c277 100644
--- a/lib/realtime.js
+++ b/lib/realtime.js
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ function queueForConnect (socket) {
           })
           return socket.disconnect(true)
         }
-        let note = notes[noteId]
-        let user = users[socket.id]
+        const note = notes[noteId]
+        const user = users[socket.id]
         // update user color to author color
         if (note.authors[user.userid]) {
           user.color = users[socket.id].color = note.authors[user.userid].color
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ function queueForConnect (socket) {
         socketClient.registerEventHandler()
 
         if (config.debug) {
-          let noteId = socket.noteId
+          const noteId = socket.noteId
           logger.info('SERVER connected a client to [' + noteId + ']:')
           logger.info(JSON.stringify(user))
           // logger.info(notes);