diff --git a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticSearchProvider.js b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticSearchProvider.js
index e42cd6553d..5523ebe7bd 100644
--- a/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticSearchProvider.js
+++ b/platform/persistence/elastic/src/ElasticSearchProvider.js
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ define([
 ) {
     "use strict";
 
-    var DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS = 100;
+    var DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS = 100,
+        ID_PROPERTY = '_id',
+        SOURCE_PROPERTY = '_source',
+        SCORE_PROPERTY = '_score';
 
     /**
      * A search service which searches through domain objects in
@@ -133,15 +136,15 @@ define([
         var results = response.data.hits.hits,
             searchResults = results.map(function (result) {
                 return {
-                    id: result['_id'],
-                    model: result['_source'],
-                    score: result['_score']
+                    id: result[ID_PROPERTY],
+                    model: result[SOURCE_PROPERTY],
+                    score: result[SCORE_PROPERTY]
                 };
             });
 
         return {
             hits: searchResults,
-            total: response.data.hits.total,
+            total: response.data.hits.total
         };
     };
 
diff --git a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
index fb3d595345..b958657e01 100644
--- a/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
+++ b/platform/search/test/services/GenericSearchProviderSpec.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,jasmine*/
+/*global define,describe,it,expect,beforeEach,jasmine,Promise,spyOn,waitsFor,
+         runs*/
 
 /**
  *  SearchSpec. Created by shale on 07/31/2015.
@@ -126,12 +127,12 @@ define([
             });
 
             it('tracks ids to index', function () {
-                expect(provider.indexedIds['a']).not.toBeDefined();
-                expect(provider.pendingIndex['a']).not.toBeDefined();
+                expect(provider.indexedIds.a).not.toBeDefined();
+                expect(provider.pendingIndex.a).not.toBeDefined();
                 expect(provider.idsToIndex).not.toContain('a');
                 provider.scheduleForIndexing('a');
-                expect(provider.indexedIds['a']).toBeDefined();
-                expect(provider.pendingIndex['a']).toBeDefined();
+                expect(provider.indexedIds.a).toBeDefined();
+                expect(provider.pendingIndex.a).toBeDefined();
                 expect(provider.idsToIndex).toContain('a');
             });
 
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ define([
                 provider.beginIndexRequest();
                 waitsFor(function () {
                     return provider.pendingRequests === 0;
-                })
+                });
                 runs(function () {
                     expect(provider.index)
                         .toHaveBeenCalledWith('abc', models.abc);
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ define([
             it('does not error if no objects queued', function () {
                 provider.idsToIndex = [];
                 expect(function () {
-                    provider.beginIndexRequest()
+                    provider.beginIndexRequest();
                 }).not.toThrow();
             });
         });
diff --git a/platform/search/test/services/SearchAggregatorSpec.js b/platform/search/test/services/SearchAggregatorSpec.js
index d63b672b2b..f8bee0dcc0 100644
--- a/platform/search/test/services/SearchAggregatorSpec.js
+++ b/platform/search/test/services/SearchAggregatorSpec.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ define([
                 'objectService',
                 ['getObjects']
             );
-            providers = [],
+            providers = [];
             aggregator = new SearchAggregator($q, objectService, providers);
         });