diff --git a/conservancy/static/js/supporter-page.js b/conservancy/static/js/supporter-page.js
index b3f0393048da17471e6966b242feb168e9d7a453..3bee587b270b40743f71ec54fc1559eb50039208 100644
--- a/conservancy/static/js/supporter-page.js
+++ b/conservancy/static/js/supporter-page.js
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ if (window.location.hash === "#renew") {
     window.location.hash = "#renewal";
 }
 
+var $formCorrectionNeeded = $('#form-correction-needed');
+
 function init_sustainer_form_validation () {
     // Forms start in "invalid" form, with the errors shown, so that
     // non-Javascript users see the errors by default and know what they must
     // enter.  Now we hide those for JavaScript users:
-    var $formCorrectionNeeded = $('#form-correction-needed');
     $formCorrectionNeeded.addClass('hidden');
 
     $('form.supporter-form').each(function(index, form) {