diff --git a/src/backend.dataproxy.js b/src/backend.dataproxy.js
index 44db50cf..d16e6553 100644
--- a/src/backend.dataproxy.js
+++ b/src/backend.dataproxy.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ this.recline.Backend.DataProxy = this.recline.Backend.DataProxy || {};
         useMemoryStore: true
       });
     })
-    .fail(function(arguments) {
-      dfd.reject(arguments);
+    .fail(function(args) {
+      dfd.reject(args);
     });
     return dfd.promise();
   };
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ this.recline.Backend.DataProxy = this.recline.Backend.DataProxy || {};
         message: 'Request Error: Backend did not respond after ' + (my.timeout / 1000) + ' seconds'
       });
     }, my.timeout);
-    ourFunction.done(function(arguments) {
+    ourFunction.done(function(args) {
         clearTimeout(timer);
-        dfd.resolve(arguments);
+        dfd.resolve(args);
       })
-      .fail(function(arguments) {
+      .fail(function(args) {
         clearTimeout(timer);
-        dfd.reject(arguments);
+        dfd.reject(args);
       })
       ;
     return dfd.promise();
-  }
+  };
 
 }(this.recline.Backend.DataProxy));