diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index d924b3d6..78700881 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ requires
                     that[fn] = function() {
                         var args = arguments,
                             length = args.length,
-                            id, ret, $element;
+                            id, ret;
                         $.each(args, function(i, arg) {
                             // if an ox object was passed
                             // then pass its $element instead
@@ -801,15 +801,15 @@ requires
                         // why does this not work?
                         // ret = that.$element[v].apply(this, arguments);
                         if (length == 0) {
-                            ret = $element[fn]();
+                            ret = that.$element[fn]();
                         } else if (length == 1) {
-                            ret = $element[fn](args[0]);
+                            ret = that.$element[fn](args[0]);
                         } else if (length == 2) {
-                            ret = $element[fn](args[0], args[1]);
+                            ret = that.$element[fn](args[0], args[1]);
                         } else if (length == 3) {
-                            ret = $element[fn](args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+                            ret = that.$element[fn](args[0], args[1], args[2]);
                         } else if (length == 4) {
-                            ret = $element[fn](args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
+                            ret = that.$element[fn](args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
                         }
                         if (fn == "data") {
                             // Ox.print("data ret", ret, $(ret))