diff --git a/lib/repl/awaitEval.js b/lib/repl/awaitEval.js
index 4a64c6ff4..21ff8db57 100644
--- a/lib/repl/awaitEval.js
+++ b/lib/repl/awaitEval.js
@@ -44,19 +44,20 @@ const rewrite = (code) => {
 
 const aEval = (oEval, cmdCallback) => (cmd, context, filename, callback) => {
   const oCmd = cmd.trim();
+  let _cmd = cmd;
   try {
-    cmd = rewrite(cmd);
+    _cmd = rewrite(cmd);
   } catch (err) {
     callback(err);
   }
-  oEval.call(this, cmd, context, filename, async function (err, value) {
+  oEval.call(this, _cmd, context, filename, async function (err, value) {
     if (err) {
       callback.call(this, err, null);
     } else {
       try {
-        value = await value;
-        value = cmdCallback(oCmd, value);
-        callback.call(this, err, value);
+        let _value = await value;
+        _value = cmdCallback(oCmd, _value);
+        callback.call(this, err, _value);
       } catch (error) {
         callback.call(this, error, null);
       }