diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 7af7d735..4a54d54f 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -204,20 +204,24 @@
          * @pObj
          */
         this.extend                 = function(pTarget, PObj) {
-            var i, n, lObj, lRet = Util.isObject(pTarget) ? pTarget : {};
+            var i, n, lObj, 
+                isFunc  = Util.isFunction(PObj),
+                isArray = Util.isArray(PObj),
+                isObj   = Util.isObject(pTarget),
+                ret     = isObj ? pTarget : {};
             
-            if ( Util.isArray(PObj) )
-                for(i = 0, n = PObj.length; i < n; i++)
-                    lRet = Util.extend(pTarget, PObj[i]);
+            if (isArray)
+                for (i = 0, n = PObj.length; i < n; i++)
+                   ret = Util.extend(pTarget, PObj[i]);
             
             else if (PObj) {
-                lObj = Util.isFunction(PObj)  ? new PObj() : PObj;
+                lObj = isFunc ? new PObj() : PObj;
                 
                 for(i in lObj)
-                    lRet[i] = lObj[i];
+                    ret[i] = lObj[i];
             }
             
-            return lRet;
+            return ret;
         };
         
         /**