diff --git a/src/Pipeline/Generate.hs b/src/Pipeline/Generate.hs
index 2b4db2c..0cf4e00 100644
--- a/src/Pipeline/Generate.hs
+++ b/src/Pipeline/Generate.hs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ createFooter debugMode canonicalInterfaces rootModules =
         (List.sort (map TMP.simplifyModuleName rootModules))
   in
     Text.pack $
-      "var Elm = {};\n"
+      "this.Elm = {};\n"
       ++ unlines exportChunks
       ++ footerClose