diff --git a/src/jquery.draggable.js b/src/jquery.draggable.js
index 3a3d49eb6..262b9af95 100644
--- a/src/jquery.draggable.js
+++ b/src/jquery.draggable.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
         // stop : function(e){}
     };
 
-    var $body = $(document.body);
     var $window = $(window);
 
 
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@
     */
     function Draggable(el, options) {
       this.options = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
+      this.$body = $(document.body);
       this.$container = $(el);
       this.$dragitems = $(this.options.items, this.$container);
       this.is_dragging = false;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         this.mouse_init_pos = this.get_mouse_pos(e);
         this.offsetY = this.mouse_init_pos.top - this.el_init_pos.top;
 
-        $body.on('mousemove.draggable', function(mme){
+        this.$body.on('mousemove.draggable', function(mme){
 
             var mouse_actual_pos = self.get_mouse_pos(mme);
             var diff_x = Math.abs(
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@
         this.$container.on('mousedown.draggable', this.options.items, $.proxy(
             this.drag_handler, this));
 
-        $body.on('mouseup.draggable', $.proxy(function(e) {
+        this.$body.on('mouseup.draggable', $.proxy(function(e) {
             this.is_dragging = false;
-            $body.off('mousemove.draggable');
+            this.$body.off('mousemove.draggable');
             if (this.drag_start) {
                 this.on_dragstop(e);
             }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@
 
     fn.disable = function(){
         this.$container.off('mousedown.draggable');
-        $body.off('mouseup.draggable');
+        this.$body.off('mouseup.draggable');
     };