diff --git a/src/resizable.directive.ts b/src/resizable.directive.ts
index b980cdd..443fa79 100644
--- a/src/resizable.directive.ts
+++ b/src/resizable.directive.ts
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ const RESIZE_GHOST_ELEMENT_CLASS: string = 'resize-ghost-element';
 
 export const MOUSE_MOVE_THROTTLE_MS: number = 50;
 
+let currentResize: {
+  edges: Edges,
+  startingRect: BoundingRectangle,
+  currentRect: BoundingRectangle,
+  clonedNode?: HTMLElement
+};
+
 /**
  * Place this on an element to make it resizable
  *
@@ -322,13 +329,6 @@ export class Resizable implements OnInit, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit {
       this.mouseup.next({clientX, clientY});
     });
 
-    let currentResize: {
-      edges: Edges,
-      startingRect: BoundingRectangle,
-      currentRect: BoundingRectangle,
-      clonedNode?: HTMLElement
-    };
-
     const removeGhostElement: Function = (): void => {
       if (currentResize.clonedNode) {
         this.elm.nativeElement.parentElement.removeChild(currentResize.clonedNode);