diff --git a/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js b/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
index e2b1eb76400dd444db60808394c4bce757cc454d..b6970fcbf61ebf90c6e95de03da723ef9f41923a 100644
--- a/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
+++ b/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 	let tankOrgans = {};
 	const el = new DocumentFragment();
 	const _SL = V.slaves.length;
-	let _eligibility = 0;
-	let _childrenReserved;
+	let childrenReserved;
 	const _incubatorNameCaps = capFirstChar(V.incubatorName);
 	App.UI.tabBar.handlePreSelectedTab(V.tabChoice.Incubator);
 
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 	function mothers() {
 		const el = new DocumentFragment();
 		let r = [];
+		let eligibility = 0;
 		let linkArray;
 		const freeTanks = V.incubator - V.incubatorSlaves;
 		r.push(`Reserve an eligible mother-to-be's child to be placed in a tank upon birth. Of ${V.incubator} tanks, ${freeTanks}`);
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 						r.push(`baby.`);
 					}
 					if (_reservedIncubator > 0) {
-						_childrenReserved = 1;
+						childrenReserved = 1;
 						if (_WL === 1) {
 							r.push(`${His} child will be placed in ${V.incubatorName}.`);
 						} else if (_reservedIncubator < _WL) {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 						App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", noRoom, `no room for ${his} offspring.`, "red");
 						linkArray.push(noRoom);
 					}
-					_eligibility = 1;
+					eligibility = 1;
 
 					App.Events.addNode(momEl, r, "div");
 					choices.append(App.UI.DOM.generateLinksStrip(linkArray));
@@ -445,11 +445,11 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 		}
 		el.append(qlIncubator);
 		$('div#qlIncubator').ready(sortByPreviousSort);
-		if (_eligibility === 0) {
+		if (eligibility === 0) {
 			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("div", el, `You have no pregnant slaves bearing eligible children.`, "note");
 		}
 
-		if (V.reservedChildren !== 0 || _childrenReserved === 1) {
+		if (V.reservedChildren !== 0 || childrenReserved === 1) {
 			/* the oops I made it go negative somehow button */
 			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement(
 				"div",
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 		const choices = document.createElement("div");
 		choices.classList.add("choices");
 		if (_reservedIncubator > 0) {
-			_childrenReserved = 1;
+			childrenReserved = 1;
 			if (_WL === 1) {
 				r.push(`Your child will be placed in ${V.incubatorName}.`);
 			} else if (_reservedIncubator < _WL) {