diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
index fb67af77724..96a41058a03 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * 
  */
 
-var $instanceSubMenuContainer;
 function instanceBuildSubMenu() {    
     if (isAdmin() || isDomainAdmin()) {
 		$("#leftmenu_instance_expandedbox").find("#leftmenu_instances_my_instances_container, #leftmenu_instances_all_instances_container, #leftmenu_instances_running_instances_container, #leftmenu_instances_stopped_instances_container, #leftmenu_instances_destroyed_instances_container ").show();
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ function instanceBuildSubMenu2(label, commandString) {
     var $newSubMenu = $("#leftmenu_secondindent_template").clone();
     $newSubMenu.find("#label").text(label);    
     bindAndListMidMenuItems($newSubMenu, commandString, "listvirtualmachinesresponse", "virtualmachine", "jsp/instance.jsp", afterLoadInstanceJSP, vmToMidmenu, vmToRightPanel, getMidmenuId, true);
-    $instanceSubMenuContainer.append($newSubMenu.show());
+    $("#leftmenu_instance_expandedbox").append($newSubMenu.show());
 }
 
 var $doTemplateNo, $doTemplateCustom,$doTemplateExisting;