diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index 38d1c683c..c8bb9171c 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@
   console.log('Storage fetch');
   storage.fetch();
 
-  const NUM_MESSAGE_UPGRADES_PER_IDLE = 2;
   const idleDetector = new IdleDetector();
+
+  const NUM_MESSAGE_UPGRADES_PER_IDLE = 2;
   idleDetector.on('idle', async () => {
     const results = await MessageDataMigrator.processNext({
       BackboneMessage: Whisper.Message,