diff --git a/lib/ajax-chosen.js b/lib/ajax-chosen.js
index c9e3123..64b5c5e 100644
--- a/lib/ajax-chosen.js
+++ b/lib/ajax-chosen.js
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@
     options = $.extend({}, defaultOptions, $(select).data(), settings);
     this.chosen(chosenOptions ? chosenOptions : {});
     return this.each(function() {
+      var $this = $(this);
       return $(this).next('.chzn-container').find(".search-field > input, .chzn-search > input").bind('keyup', function() {
         var field, msg, success, untrimmed_val, val;
         untrimmed_val = $(this).val();
         val = $.trim($(this).val());
         msg = val.length < options.minTermLength ? options.keepTypingMsg : options.lookingForMsg + (" '" + val + "'");
-        select.next('.chzn-container').find('.no-results').text(msg);
+        $this.next('.chzn-container').find('.no-results').text(msg);
         if (val === $(this).data('prevVal')) {
           return false;
         }
@@ -52,14 +53,14 @@
             return;
           }
           selected_values = [];
-          select.find('option').each(function() {
+          $this.find('option').each(function() {
             if (!$(this).is(":selected")) {
               return $(this).remove();
             } else {
               return selected_values.push($(this).val() + "-" + $(this).text());
             }
           });
-          select.find('optgroup:empty').each(function() {
+          $this.find('optgroup:empty').each(function() {
             return $(this).remove();
           });
           items = callback != null ? callback(data, field) : data;
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@
             var group, text, value;
             nbItems++;
             if (element.group) {
-              group = select.find("optgroup[label='" + element.text + "']");
+              group = $this.find("optgroup[label='" + element.text + "']");
               if (!group.size()) {
                 group = $("<optgroup />");
               }
-              group.attr('label', element.text).appendTo(select);
+              group.attr('label', element.text).appendTo($this);
               return $.each(element.items, function(i, element) {
                 var text, value;
                 if (typeof element === "string") {
@@ -95,15 +96,15 @@
                 text = element.text;
               }
               if ($.inArray(value + "-" + text, selected_values) === -1) {
-                return $("<option />").attr('value', value).html(text).appendTo(select);
+                return $("<option />").attr('value', value).html(text).appendTo($this);
               }
             }
           });
           if (nbItems) {
-            select.trigger("liszt:updated");
+            $this.trigger("chosen:updated");
           } else {
-            select.data().chosen.no_results_clear();
-            select.data().chosen.no_results(field.val());
+            $this.data().chosen.no_results_clear();
+            $this.data().chosen.no_results(field.val());
           }
           if (settings.success != null) {
             settings.success(data);