diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/view/viewers/relativedate.js b/core/modules/widgets/view/viewers/relativedate.js
index 4cc939d73..d3f94e29a 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/view/viewers/relativedate.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/view/viewers/relativedate.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RelativeDateViewer.prototype.setTimer = function() {
 	if(this.relativeDate.updatePeriod < 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
 		window.setTimeout(function() {
 			// Only call the update function if the dom node is still in the document
-			if($tw.utils.domContains(self.listWidget.renderer.renderTree.document,self.viewWidget.renderer.domNode)) {
+			if($tw.utils.domContains(self.viewWidget.renderer.renderTree.document,self.viewWidget.renderer.domNode)) {
 				self.update.call(self);
 			}
 		},this.relativeDate.updatePeriod);