diff --git a/source/Ox/js/DOM.js b/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
index 58f37c1c..a0ef7fea 100644
--- a/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
+++ b/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ Ox.$ = Ox.element = function(value) {
                 ret = Ox.isString(this.textContent)
                     ? this.textContent : this.innerText;
             } else {
-                ret = this.empty().append(document.createTextNode(string));
+                this.empty()[0].appendChild(document.createTextNode(string));
+                ret = this;
             }
             return ret;
         },