diff --git a/src/core/Ingredient.mjs b/src/core/Ingredient.mjs
index ab276fc0..161b4b9d 100755
--- a/src/core/Ingredient.mjs
+++ b/src/core/Ingredient.mjs
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ class Ingredient {
      * @param {string} type - The name of the data type.
     */
     static prepare(data, type) {
+		let number;
+		
         switch (type) {
             case "binaryString":
             case "binaryShortString":
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ class Ingredient {
                 if (data === null) return data;
                 if (isNaN(data)) throw "Ingredient can not be empty.";
 
-                let number = parseFloat(data);
+                number = parseFloat(data);
                 if (isNaN(number)) {
                     const sample = Utils.truncate(data.toString(), 10);
                     throw "Invalid ingredient value. Not a number: " + sample;