diff --git a/brainapi.mjs b/brainapi.mjs
index c473302..598277c 100644
--- a/brainapi.mjs
+++ b/brainapi.mjs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class ConsciousnessSimulator {
   // Method to generate emotions using Ollama
   async updateEmotion() {
     try {
-      const emotion = await ollama.chat({
+      let emotion = await ollama.chat({
         model: 'llama3.2',
         messages: [{ role: 'assistant', content: `
           PROMPT: pick an emotion according to the memory context.
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class ConsciousnessSimulator {
           ${this.memoryLog}` }]
       });
       console.log(`**EMOTION DEBUG** - ${this.getLastWordLowerCase(emotion.message.content)}`)
-      const emotion = emotion.message.content.toLowerCase()
+      emotion = emotion.message.content.toLowerCase()
       this.currentEmotion = emotion
       this.logAIContextMemory()
       await this.updateEmotion()