diff --git a/app/controllers/notificationController.js b/app/controllers/notificationController.js
index cdc81f3..bd9d2de 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notificationController.js
+++ b/app/controllers/notificationController.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ app.controller('NotificationController', function ($controller, $scope, $timeout
 
     $scope.forms = {};
 
-    var emptyNotification = {
+    const emptyNotification = {
         name: '',
         body: '',
         active: false,
diff --git a/tests/unit/controllers/notificationControllerTest.js b/tests/unit/controllers/notificationControllerTest.js
index 6ba18da..966f235 100644
--- a/tests/unit/controllers/notificationControllerTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/controllers/notificationControllerTest.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('controller: NotificationController', function () {
 
     describe('Are the scope methods working as expected', function () {
         it('resetNotifications should reset notifications', function () {
-            var notification = new Notification();
+            const notification = new Notification();
             scope.notificationData = notification;
             scope.closeModal = function() {};
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('controller: NotificationController', function () {
             expect(notification.clearValidationResults).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
         it('createNotification should create a notification', function () {
-            var notification = new Notification();
+            const notification = new Notification();
             notification.title = "New Notification";
             scope.notificationData = notification;
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('controller: NotificationController', function () {
         });
 
         it('updateNotification should update a notification', function () {
-            var notification = new Notification();
+            const notification = new Notification();
             var deferred;
             notification.mock(mockNotification1);