diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js b/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
index b6679b9a61..d681a0b95e 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = function (SocketTopics) {
 		if (!data) {
 			return callback(new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]'));
 		}
-		var topic;
+
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
 				async.parallel({
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@ module.exports = function (SocketTopics) {
 				if (!results.topic) {
 					return next(new Error('[[error:no-topic]]'));
 				}
-				topic = results.topic;
-				topic.privileges = results.privileges;
+
+				results.topic.privileges = results.privileges;
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:topic.thread_tools', { topic: results.topic, uid: socket.uid, tools: [] }, next);
 			},
 			function (data, next) {
-				topic.deleted = parseInt(topic.deleted, 10) === 1;
-				topic.locked = parseInt(topic.locked, 10) === 1;
-				topic.pinned = parseInt(topic.pinned, 10) === 1;
-				topic.thread_tools = data.tools;
-				next(null, topic);
+				data.topic.thread_tools = data.tools;
+				next(null, data.topic);
 			},
 		], callback);
 	};