diff --git a/lib/native/query.js b/lib/native/query.js
index dbcd5604..7602d161 100644
--- a/lib/native/query.js
+++ b/lib/native/query.js
@@ -50,21 +50,20 @@ var errorFieldMap = {
 }
 
 NativeQuery.prototype.handleError = function (err) {
-  var self = this
   // copy pq error fields into the error object
-  var fields = self.native.pq.resultErrorFields()
+  var fields = this.native.pq.resultErrorFields()
   if (fields) {
     for (var key in fields) {
       var normalizedFieldName = errorFieldMap[key] || key
       err[normalizedFieldName] = fields[key]
     }
   }
-  if (self.callback) {
-    self.callback(err)
+  if (this.callback) {
+    this.callback(err)
   } else {
-    self.emit('error', err)
+    this.emit('error', err)
   }
-  self.state = 'error'
+  this.state = 'error'
 }
 
 NativeQuery.prototype.then = function (onSuccess, onFailure) {