diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
index 02fd55c1d..51dd2637f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
           clientStateClass = 'missing'
           clientState = @clientStates.missing
     else
-      clientStateClass = 'DISCARDED'
+      clientStateMsg = 'DISCARDED'
       clientStateClass = 'discarded'
       clientState = @clientStates.discarded