diff --git a/code/ui/button.lua b/code/ui/button.lua
index 4826c9f..b8b4396 100644
--- a/code/ui/button.lua
+++ b/code/ui/button.lua
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ interfaceButton = {type = "Button"}
 
 -- centered buttons
 function interfaceButton:New(x,y,w,h,table_values,value,style)
+	local o = {}
 
-	o = {}
 	o.pos = {
 		x = x,
 		y = y
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ function interfaceButton:New(x,y,w,h,table_values,value,style)
 	o.size = {
 		w = w,
 		h = h
-
 	}
 
 	o.values = table_values or {false,true}
@@ -40,12 +39,10 @@ function interfaceButton:New(x,y,w,h,table_values,value,style)
 		scale_proportion = 1.5
 	}
 
-
 	AddElement(o)
 
 	setmetatable(o, self)
 	self.__index = self
-
 	return o
 end
 
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ function interfaceButton:checkMouse(mouse_x, mouse_y)
 	and mouse_x > self.pos.x - self.size.w/2
 	and mouse_y < self.pos.y + self.size.h/2
 	and mouse_y > self.pos.y - self.size.h/2 then
-		self.style.scale_proportion = o.style.selected.scale_proportion
+		self.style.scale_proportion = self.style.selected.scale_proportion
 		if love.mouse.isDown(1) then
 			self.clicked = true
 			self.value = self.value + 1
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@ function interfaceButton:checkMouse(mouse_x, mouse_y)
 			self.target_variable = self.values[self.value]
 		end
 	elseif not love.mouse.isDown(1) then
-		self.style.scale_proportion = o.style.unselected.scale_proportion
+		self.style.scale_proportion = self.style.unselected.scale_proportion
 		self.clicked = false
 	end
 end
diff --git a/code/ui/dialog.lua b/code/ui/dialog.lua
index 0e69c95..35f2396 100644
--- a/code/ui/dialog.lua
+++ b/code/ui/dialog.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 interfaceDialog = {type = "Dialog"}
 -- dialog boxes
 function interfaceDialog:New(style)
-
-	o = {}
+	local o = {}
+	
 	o.pos = {
 		x = 0,
 		y = game.height*80/100