diff --git a/lib/bigquery/table.js b/lib/bigquery/table.js
index 47030a74a8f..ad6be36272a 100644
--- a/lib/bigquery/table.js
+++ b/lib/bigquery/table.js
@@ -67,12 +67,13 @@ Table.prototype.copy = function(options, callback) {
  * @return {ReadableStream}
  */
 Table.prototype.createReadStream = function(query) {
+  var that = this;
   var stream = through.obj();
   runQuery(query);
   return stream;
 
   function runQuery(query) {
-    this.makeReq_('', '', '', '', function(err, resp) {
+    that.makeReq_('', '', '', '', function(err, resp) {
       if (err) {
         stream.emit('error', err);
         stream.end();