diff --git a/demos/slider/side-scroll.html b/demos/slider/side-scroll.html
index 0900f0d653..a1911806b4 100644
--- a/demos/slider/side-scroll.html
+++ b/demos/slider/side-scroll.html
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 		.mouseup(function(){
 			scrollbar.width( '100%' );
 		})
-		.append('<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-grip-dotted-vertical"/>')
-		.wrap('<div class="ui-handle-helper-parent" /></div>').parent();
+		.append('<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-grip-dotted-vertical"></span>')
+		.wrap('<div class="ui-handle-helper-parent"></div>').parent();
 		
 		//change overflow to hidden now that slider handles the scrolling
 		scrollPane.css('overflow','hidden');