diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/path.js b/lib/jsdoc/path.js
index ae1f3e4a..61a37d51 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/path.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/path.js
@@ -85,21 +85,17 @@ exports.commonPrefix = function(paths) {
 /**
  * Retrieve the fully qualified path to the requested resource.
  *
- * Plugins and templates will be found somewhat similar to how
- * require() works, except that the directory in which the JSDoc
- * configuration file is will be considered, too, the JSDoc package
- * directory will be considered as a fallback, and a globally
- * installed resource won't be found unless it comes with JSDoc.
+ * Plugins and templates will be found somewhat similar to how `require()` works, except that the
+ * directory in which the JSDoc configuration file is will be considered, too, the JSDoc package
+ * directory will be considered as a fallback, and a globally installed resource won't be found
+ * unless it comes with JSDoc.
  *
- * If the resource path is specified as a path relative to module or
- * package (starting with "`.`" or "`..`") JSDoc searches for the path
- * first in the current working directory, then where the JSDoc
- * configuration file is located, and finally as a fall-back under the
- * JSDoc directory. Otherwise, if the resource path is relative (not
- * starting with a path separator), JSDoc searches first under the
- * `node_modules` directory in the current working directory and where
- * the JSDoc configuration file is located, and then where JSDoc is
- * installed.
+ * If the resource path is specified as a path relative to module or package (starting with `.` or
+ * `..``), JSDoc searches for the path first in the current working directory, then where the JSDoc
+ * configuration file is located, and finally as a fall-back under the JSDoc directory. Otherwise,
+ * if the resource path is relative (not starting with a path separator), JSDoc searches first under
+ * the `node_modules` directory in the current working directory and where the JSDoc configuration
+ * file is located, and then where JSDoc is installed.
  *
  * If the resource path is specified as a fully qualified path, JSDoc uses the path as-is.
  *
@@ -110,7 +106,9 @@ exports.commonPrefix = function(paths) {
  * Includes the filename if one was provided.
  */
 exports.getResourcePath = function(filepath, filename) {
+    var pathElems;
     var result = null;
+    var searchDirs = [];
 
     function pathExists(_path) {
         try {
@@ -123,31 +121,28 @@ exports.getResourcePath = function(filepath, filename) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    var searchDirs = [];
-
-    // resources that are installed modules may not have been
-    // specified with a filepath
+    // resources that are installed modules may not have been specified with a filepath
     if (!filepath) {
         filepath = filename;
         filename = undefined;
     }
-    var pathElems = filepath.split(path.sep);
+    pathElems = filepath.split(path.sep);
 
-    // Special case 'node_modules/foo', to accommodate this legacy
-    // workaround advertised by 3rd party plugin and template authors
+    // Special case `node_modules/foo`, to accommodate this legacy workaround advertised by
+    // third-party plugin and template authors
     if (pathElems[0] === 'node_modules') {
         pathElems.unshift('.');
         filepath = pathElems.join(path.sep);
     }
 
-    // search in different sets of directories depending on whether
-    // filepath is expressly relative to "current" directory or not
+    // search in different sets of directories depending on whether filepath is expressly relative
+    // to "current" directory or not
     searchDirs = pathElems[0].indexOf('.') === 0 ?
-        // look first in "current" (where jsdoc was executed), then in
-        // directory of config, and _only then_ in jsdoc's directory
+        // look first in "current" (where JSDoc was executed), then in directory of config, and
+        // _only then_ in JSDoc's directory
         [env.pwd, path.dirname(env.opts.configure || ''), env.dirname] :
-        // otherwise, treat as relative to where plugins/templates are
-        // found, either as a dependency, or under jsdoc itself
+        // otherwise, treat as relative to where plugins/templates are found, either as a
+        // dependency, or under JSDoc itself
         [path.join(env.pwd, 'node_modules'),
             path.join(path.dirname(env.opts.configure || ''), 'node_modules'),
             env.dirname];