diff --git a/templates/vanilla/example/ui/index.html.hbs b/templates/vanilla/example/ui/index.html.hbs
index 4f96f40db..282881108 100644
--- a/templates/vanilla/example/ui/index.html.hbs
+++ b/templates/vanilla/example/ui/index.html.hbs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       
       async function connect() {
         // We pass an unused string as the url because it will dynamically be replaced in launcher environments
-        const client = await AppAgentWebsocket.connect(new URL('https://UNUSED'), 'hello-world');
+        client = await AppAgentWebsocket.connect(new URL('https://UNUSED'), 'hello-world');
         const canvas = document.getElementById('pubkey')
         pubkey.title = encodeHashToBase64(client.myPubKey)
         const opts = {
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
           fn_name: 'hello_world',
           payload: message,
         });
-        
       }
 
       async function getHellos() {