diff --git a/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js b/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
index b3d39af..c89cbc7 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/base/js/namespace.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
 // Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
+var IPython = IPython || {};
 define([], function(){
-    var IPython = IPython || {};
     IPython.version = "3.0.0-dev";
     return IPython;
 });