diff --git a/src/plugins/file.ts b/src/plugins/file.ts
index 3d4d6c162..1af744db7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/file.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/file.ts
@@ -337,12 +337,6 @@ declare var FileError: {
   PATH_EXISTS_ERR: number;
 };
 
-let pluginMeta = {
-  name: 'File',
-  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-file',
-  pluginRef: 'cordova.file',
-  repo: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file'
-};
 
 /**
  * @name File
@@ -365,7 +359,12 @@ let pluginMeta = {
  *  Although most of the plugin code was written when an earlier spec was current: http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-file-system-api-20110419/
  *  It also implements the FileWriter spec : http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/file-system/file-writer.html
  */
-@Plugin(pluginMeta)
+@Plugin({
+  name: 'File',
+  plugin: 'cordova-plugin-file',
+  pluginRef: 'cordova.file',
+  repo: 'https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file'
+})
 export class File {
   static cordovaFileError: {} = {
     1: 'NOT_FOUND_ERR',
@@ -391,7 +390,10 @@ export class File {
   static getFreeDiskSpace(): Promise<number> {
     return new Promise<any>((resolve, reject) => {
       if (!cordova || !cordova.exec) {
-        pluginWarn(pluginMeta);
+        pluginWarn({
+          name: 'File',
+          plugin: 'cordova-plugin-file'
+        });
         reject({ error: 'plugin_not_installed' });
       } else {
         cordova.exec(resolve, reject, 'File', 'getFreeDiskSpace', []);