diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_field_errors.js b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_field_errors.js
index cf2e6d26608..73bcbd93565 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/gl_field_errors.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/gl_field_errors.js
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ export default class GlFieldErrors {
     const $form = $(e.currentTarget);
 
     if (!$form.attr('novalidate')) {
-      if (!event.currentTarget.checkValidity()) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        event.stopPropagation();
+      if (!e.currentTarget.checkValidity()) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
index 2934cfe013c..fae72013957 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes.js
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ export default class Notes {
    */
   setupNoteForm(form) {
     var textarea, key;
-    new GLForm(form, this.enableGFM);
+    this.glForm = new GLForm(form, this.enableGFM);
     textarea = form.find('.js-note-text');
     key = [
       'Note',
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ export default class Notes {
     var targetId = $originalContentEl.data('target-id');
     var targetType = $originalContentEl.data('target-type');
 
-    new GLForm($editForm.find('form'), this.enableGFM);
+    this.glForm = new GLForm($editForm.find('form'), this.enableGFM);
 
     $editForm.find('form')
       .attr('action', postUrl)
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/gl_form_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/gl_form_spec.js
index 837feacec1d..124fc030774 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/gl_form_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/gl_form_spec.js
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 import autosize from 'vendor/autosize';
-import '~/gl_form';
+import GLForm from '~/gl_form';
 import '~/lib/utils/text_utility';
 import '~/lib/utils/common_utils';
 
 window.autosize = autosize;
 
 describe('GLForm', () => {
-  const global = window.gl || (window.gl = {});
-  const GLForm = global.GLForm;
-
-  it('should be defined in the global scope', () => {
-    expect(GLForm).toBeDefined();
-  });
-
   describe('when instantiated', function () {
     beforeEach((done) => {
       this.form = $('<form class="gfm-form"><textarea class="js-gfm-input"></form>');
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
index 65d2e8fd9fb..709f70c2f03 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/notes_spec.js
@@ -426,19 +426,17 @@ import '~/notes';
     });
 
     describe('putEditFormInPlace', () => {
-      it('should call gl.GLForm with GFM parameter passed through', () => {
-        spyOn(gl, 'GLForm');
+      it('should call GLForm with GFM parameter passed through', () => {
+        const notes = new Notes('', []);
+        const $el = $(`
+          <div>
+            <form></form>
+          </div>
+        `);
 
-        const $el = jasmine.createSpyObj('$form', ['find', 'closest']);
-        $el.find.and.returnValue($('<div>'));
-        $el.closest.and.returnValue($('<div>'));
+        notes.putEditFormInPlace($el);
 
-        Notes.prototype.putEditFormInPlace.call({
-          getEditFormSelector: () => '',
-          enableGFM: true
-        }, $el);
-
-        expect(gl.GLForm).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(Object), true);
+        expect(notes.glForm.enableGFM).toBeTruthy();
       });
     });