diff --git a/test/specs/tags/defaulttag.js b/test/specs/tags/defaulttag.js
index 1798793f..63af0dca 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/defaulttag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/defaulttag.js
@@ -1,63 +1,66 @@
 /*global describe: true, expect: true, it: true, jasmine: true */
 describe("@default tag", function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/defaulttag.js');
-    var request = (docSet.getByLongname('request') || [])[0];
-    var response = (docSet.getByLongname('response') || [])[0];
-    var rcode = (docSet.getByLongname('rcode') || [])[0];
-    var rvalid = (docSet.getByLongname('rvalid') || [])[0];
-    var rerrored = (docSet.getByLongname('rerrored') || [])[0];
-    var win = (docSet.getByLongname('win') || [])[0];
-    var header = (docSet.getByLongname('header') || [])[0];
-    var obj = docSet.getByLongname('obj')[0];
-    var multilineObject = docSet.getByLongname('multilineObject')[0];
-    var arr = docSet.getByLongname('arr')[0];
 
     it('When symbol set to null has a @default tag with no text, the doclet\'s defaultValue property should be: null', function() {
+        var request = docSet.getByLongname('request')[0];
         expect(request.defaultvalue).toBe('null');
     });
 
     it('When symbol set to a string has a @default tag with no text, the doclet\'s defaultValue property should be that string', function() {
+        var response = docSet.getByLongname('response')[0];
         expect(response.defaultvalue).toBe('ok');
     });
 
     it('When symbol set to a number has a @default tag with no text, the doclet\'s defaultValue property should be that number.', function() {
+        var rcode = docSet.getByLongname('rcode')[0];
         expect(rcode.defaultvalue).toBe('200');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with text, the doclet\'s defaultValue property should be that text.', function() {
+        var win = docSet.getByLongname('win')[0];
         expect(win.defaultvalue).toBe('the parent window');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with true.', function() {
+        var rvalid = docSet.getByLongname('rvalid')[0];
         expect(rvalid.defaultvalue).toBe('true');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with false.', function() {
+        var rerrored = docSet.getByLongname('rerrored')[0];
         expect(rerrored.defaultvalue, 'false');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with a function call.', function() {
+        var header = docSet.getByLongname('header')[0];
         expect(header.defaultvalue).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with an object, the doclet should contain the stringified object', function() {
+        var obj = docSet.getByLongname('obj')[0];
         var testObj = { valueA: 'a', valueB: false, valueC: 7};
+
         expect(obj.defaultvalue).toBe( JSON.stringify(testObj) );
         expect(obj.defaultvaluetype).toBe('object');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with a multiline object, the doclet should contain the stringified object', function() {
+        var multilineObject = docSet.getByLongname('multilineObject')[0];
         var testObj = {
             valueA: 'a',
             valueB: false,
             valueC: 7
         };
-        expect(obj.defaultvalue).toBe( JSON.stringify(testObj) );
-        expect(obj.defaultvaluetype).toBe('object');
+
+        expect(multilineObject.defaultvalue).toBe( JSON.stringify(testObj) );
+        expect(multilineObject.defaultvaluetype).toBe('object');
     });
 
     it('When symbol has a @default tag with an array, the doclet should contain the stringified array', function() {
+        var arr = docSet.getByLongname('arr')[0];
         var testArray = ['foo', true, 19];
+
         expect(arr.defaultvalue).toBe( JSON.stringify(testArray) );
         expect(arr.defaultvaluetype).toBe('array');
     });