diff --git a/src/menu-manager.coffee b/src/menu-manager.coffee
index c21a5ad16..cd24a3503 100644
--- a/src/menu-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/menu-manager.coffee
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class MenuManager
       testBody = document.createElement('body')
       testBody.classList.add(@classesForElement(document.body)...)
 
-      testWorkspace = document.createElement('body')
+      testWorkspace = document.createElement('div')
       workspaceClasses = @classesForElement(document.body.querySelector('.workspace'))
       workspaceClasses = ['workspace'] if workspaceClasses.length is 0
       testWorkspace.classList.add(workspaceClasses...)