diff --git a/app/server/app.js b/app/server/app.js
index 0f7d6fe..195b614 100644
--- a/app/server/app.js
+++ b/app/server/app.js
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ const onConnection = (socket) => {
   });
   socket.on('geometry', (cols, rows) => {
     // TODO need to rework how we pass settings to ssh2, this is less than ideal
-    const s = socket;
-    s.request.session.ssh.cols = cols;
-    s.request.session.ssh.rows = rows;
+    socket.request.session.ssh.cols = cols;
+    socket.request.session.ssh.rows = rows;
     webssh2debug(socket, `SOCKET GEOMETRY: termCols = ${cols}, termRows = ${rows}`);
   });
 };