diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Event.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Event.js
index 70ad2625..9a83359a 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Event.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Event.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
             }).map(function(key) {
                 return Ox.MODIFIER_KEYS[key];
             }).concat(keyName).join('_'),
+            event = 'key.' + key,
             triggerEvent = function() {
                 if ($element) {
                     $element.triggerEvent.apply($element, arguments);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@
                     );
                 }
             };
-        triggerEvent('key.' + key, e);
+        triggerEvent(event, e);
         if (isKeysEventKey(key)) {
             // don't register leading spaces or trailing double spaces
             if (keyName != 'space' || (
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
         resetTimeout = setTimeout(function() {
             keys = '';
         }, 1000);
-        if (hasCallback[key]) {
+        if (hasCallback[event]) {
             e.preventDefault();
         }
     }