diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index 9df94f0b..89c72ae6 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -1356,27 +1356,19 @@
 
 			var getPaint = function(color, opac, type) {
 				// update the editor's fill paint
-				var opts = null;
+				var opts = { alpha: opac };
 				if (color.indexOf('url(#') === 0) {
 					var refElem = svgCanvas.getRefElem(color);
 					if (refElem) {
 						refElem = refElem.cloneNode(true);
 					} else {
-						refElem =  $('#' + type + '_color defs *')[0];
+						refElem = $('#' + type + '_color defs *')[0];
 					}
-
-					opts = { alpha: opac };
 					opts[refElem.tagName] = refElem;
 				} else if (color.indexOf('#') === 0) {
-					opts = {
-						alpha: opac,
-						solidColor: color.substr(1)
-					};
+					opts.solidColor = color.substr(1);
 				} else {
-					opts = {
-						alpha: opac,
-						solidColor: 'none'
-					};
+					opts.solidColor = 'none';
 				}
 				return new $.jGraduate.Paint(opts);
 			};