diff --git a/src/meta/js.js b/src/meta/js.js
index 0f4fd87c28..9d8b1d6c34 100644
--- a/src/meta/js.js
+++ b/src/meta/js.js
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 				winston.verbose('[meta/js] ' + target + ' minification complete');
 				minifier.kill();
 
-				function done() {
-					if (typeof callback === 'function') {
-						callback();
-					}
-				}
-
 				if (process.send && Meta.js.target['nodebb.min.js'] && Meta.js.target['acp.min.js']) {
 					process.send({
 						action: 'js-propagate',
@@ -168,10 +162,16 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 				}
 
 				if (nconf.get('local-assets') === undefined || nconf.get('local-assets') !== false) {
-					return Meta.js.commitToFile(target, done);
+					return Meta.js.commitToFile(target, function() {
+						if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+							callback();
+						}
+					});
 				} else {
 					emitter.emit('meta:js.compiled');
-					return done();
+					if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+						return callback();
+					}
 				}
 
 				break;