diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.js b/lib/preprocessor.js
index 0101c9bb6..1c47849f4 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.js
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.js
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ var createPreprocessor = function (config, basePath, injector) {
     patterns = Object.keys(config)
     var retryCount = 0
     var maxRetries = 3
-    function handleFile (err, buffer) {
+    function readFileCallback (err, buffer) {
       if (err) {
         log.warn(err)
         if (retryCount < maxRetries) {
           retryCount++
           log.warn('retrying ' + retryCount)
-          fs.readFile(file.originalPath, handleFile)
+          fs.readFile(file.originalPath, readFileCallback)
           return
         } else {
           throw err
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ var createPreprocessor = function (config, basePath, injector) {
         nextPreprocessor(null, thisFileIsBinary ? buffer : buffer.toString())
       })
     }
-    return fs.readFile(file.originalPath, handleFile)
+    return fs.readFile(file.originalPath, readFileCallback)
   }
 }
 createPreprocessor.$inject = ['config.preprocessors', 'config.basePath', 'injector']