diff --git a/src/endpoints/backends/scale-alt.js b/src/endpoints/backends/scale-alt.js
index 240e169b3..edcb7f83f 100644
--- a/src/endpoints/backends/scale-alt.js
+++ b/src/endpoints/backends/scale-alt.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ const { readSecret, SECRET_KEYS } = require('../secrets');
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-router.post('/generate', jsonParser, function (request, response_generate_scale) {
-    if (!request.body) return response_generate_scale.sendStatus(400);
+router.post('/generate', jsonParser, function (request, response) {
+    if (!request.body) return response.sendStatus(400);
 
     fetch('https://dashboard.scale.com/spellbook/api/trpc/v2.variant.run', {
         method: 'POST',
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ router.post('/generate', jsonParser, function (request, response_generate_scale)
             },
         }),
     })
-        .then(response => response.json())
+        .then(res => res.json())
         .then(data => {
             console.log(data.result.data.json.outputs[0]);
-            return response_generate_scale.send({ output: data.result.data.json.outputs[0] });
+            return response.send({ output: data.result.data.json.outputs[0] });
         })
         .catch((error) => {
             console.error('Error:', error);
-            return response_generate_scale.send({ error: true });
+            return response.send({ error: true });
         });
 
 });