diff --git a/members/views.py b/members/views.py
index 2640d58..994c418 100644
--- a/members/views.py
+++ b/members/views.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def member(request,*args, **kwargs):
     if request.method == 'POST':
         try:
             data = json.loads(request.body.decode("utf-8"))
-            memdict = Member.create_from_dict(data)
+            mem = Member.create_from_dict(data)
             return HttpResponse(json.dumps(mem.get_dict()))
         except ValueError:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest('{"error" : "Invalid parameters supplied"}')