diff --git a/lib/appenders/hipchat.js b/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
index c4eda8d..f72f812 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/hipchat.js
@@ -19,29 +19,26 @@ var colours = {
 
 function hipchatAppender(_config, _layout) {
 
-    config = _config;
     layout = _layout || layouts.basicLayout;
 
     return function (loggingEvent) {
 
         var data = {
-            room_id: config.room_id,
-            from: config.from,
+            room_id: _config.room_id,
+            from: _config.from,
             message: layout(loggingEvent, config.timezoneOffset),
-            format: config.format,
+            format: _config.format,
             color: colours[loggingEvent.level.toString()],
-            notify: config.notify
+            notify: _config.notify
         };
 
         hipchat.api.rooms.message(data, function (err, res) {
             if (err) { throw err; }
-            console.log(res);
         });
     };
 }
 
 function configure(_config) {
-    config = _config;
 
     if (_config.layout) {
         layout = layouts.layout(_config.layout.type, _config.layout);