diff --git a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
index 4bdd43603..e90f267f1 100644
--- a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ class LinesYardstick
   clientRectForRange: (textNode, startIndex, endIndex) ->
     @rangeForMeasurement.setStart(textNode, startIndex)
     @rangeForMeasurement.setEnd(textNode, endIndex)
-    @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()
+    @rangeForMeasurement.getClientRects()[0] ? @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()