diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
index 9c153c3a2..251ea7f18 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/ajax.php
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ class AjaxHelper extends AppHelper {
 	function remoteTimer($options = null) {
 		$frequency = (isset($options['frequency'])) ? $options['frequency'] : 10;
 		$callback = $this->remoteFunction($options);
-		$code = "new PeriodicalExecuter(function() {{$callback}}, $frequency)";
+		$code = "new PeriodicalExecuter(function(pe) {{$callback}}, $frequency)";
 		return $this->Javascript->codeBlock($code);
 	}
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
index 20cd15bc8..d06bf4a71 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/ajax.test.php
@@ -566,49 +566,49 @@ class AjaxHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'frequency' => 25));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 25\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 25\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'complete' => 'complete();'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, onComplete:function(request, json) {complete();}})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'complete' => 'complete();', 'create' => 'create();'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, onComplete:function(request, json) {complete();}, onCreate:function(request, xhr) {create();}})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'exception' => 'alert(exception);'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, onException:function(request, exception) {alert(exception);}})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'contentType' => 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, contentType:\'application/x-www-form-urlencoded\'})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'method' => 'get', 'encoding' => 'utf-8'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, method:\'get\', encoding:\'utf-8\'})')) . '/', $result);
 
 		$result = $this->Ajax->remoteTimer(array('url' => 'http://www.cakephp.org', 'postBody' => 'var1=value1'));
 		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+type="text\/javascript"[^<>]*>.+<\/script>$/s', $result);
 		$this->assertNoPattern('/<script[^<>]+[^type]=[^<>]*>/', $result);
-		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
+		$this->assertPattern('/^<script[^<>]+>\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//<![CDATA[')) . '\s*new PeriodicalExecuter\(function\(pe\) {.+}, 10\)\s*' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('//]]>')) . '\s*<\/script>$/', $result);
 		$this->assertPattern('/' . str_replace('/', '\\/', preg_quote('new Ajax.Request(\'http://www.cakephp.org\', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, postBody:\'var1=value1\'})')) . '/', $result);
 	}
 /**