diff --git a/src/editor.coffee b/src/editor.coffee
index ba18118a9..9603f7357 100644
--- a/src/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/editor.coffee
@@ -1514,6 +1514,7 @@ class Editor extends View
     lineElement = existingLineElement = line[0]
     unless existingLineElement
       lineElement = @buildLineElementForScreenRow(actualRow)
+      line = $(lineElement)
       @renderedLines.append(lineElement)
     left = @positionLeftForLineAndColumn(line, column)
     unless existingLineElement