diff --git a/lib/server/rest/fs/put.js b/lib/server/rest/fs/put.js
index 2dd72b0e..4dc4bccc 100644
--- a/lib/server/rest/fs/put.js
+++ b/lib/server/rest/fs/put.js
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
     }
     
     function patchFile(name, patch, func) {
+        var msg,
+            baseName = path.basename(name);
+        
         fs.readFile(name, 'utf8', read);
         
         function read(error, data) {