diff --git a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
index d4979865c..6c42a2f3e 100644
--- a/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
+++ b/src/lines-yardstick.coffee
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ class LinesYardstick
   clientRectForRange: (textNode, startIndex, endIndex) ->
     @rangeForMeasurement.setStart(textNode, startIndex)
     @rangeForMeasurement.setEnd(textNode, endIndex)
-    @rangeForMeasurement.getClientRects()[0] ? @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()
+    @rangeForMeasurement.getBoundingClientRect()