diff --git a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
index 6c42a2f3e..4ea0b4e8d 100644
--- a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
@@ -126,4 +126,8 @@ class LinesYardstick
   clientRectForRange: (textNode, startIndex, endIndex) ->
     @rangeForMeasurement.setStart(textNode, startIndex)
     @rangeForMeasurement.setEnd(textNode, endIndex)
-    @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()
+    clientRects = @rangeForMeasurement.getClientRects()
+    if clientRects.length == 1
+      clientRects[0]
+    else 
+      @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()