diff --git a/src/containers/blocks.jsx b/src/containers/blocks.jsx
index 487bed48078b808835bc7209ae5696913fa2d784..4309c119984706a1e19f37d74abf9fcaaff91490 100644
--- a/src/containers/blocks.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/blocks.jsx
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class Blocks extends React.Component {
         if (this.props.vm.editingTarget && !this.state.workspaceMetrics[this.props.vm.editingTarget.id]) {
             this.onWorkspaceMetricsChange();
         }
-
         this.ScratchBlocks.Events.disable();
         this.workspace.clear();
 
@@ -152,6 +151,7 @@ class Blocks extends React.Component {
     }
     handlePromptCallback (data) {
         this.state.prompt.callback(data);
+        this.props.vm.createVariable(data);
         this.handlePromptClose();
     }
     handlePromptClose () {