diff --git a/lib/github/releases.rb b/lib/github/releases.rb
index f71449b66..ec8ef101b 100644
--- a/lib/github/releases.rb
+++ b/lib/github/releases.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 class Github::Releases
 
   def self.latest
-    release = Hashie::Mash.new JSON.parse(Github::API.latest_release)
-
-    return nil if release.nil?
+    latest_release = Github::API.latest_release
+    return nil if latest_release.nil?
 
+    release = Hashie::Mash.new JSON.parse(latest_release)
     release.published_at = release.published_at.to_date.strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
     release
   end