diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js b/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
index 40dd15a2b..313885416 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/transclude.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ TranscludeWidget.prototype.generate = function() {
 TranscludeWidget.prototype.refreshInDom = function(changedAttributes,changedTiddlers) {
 	// Set the class for missing tiddlers
 	if(this.targetTitle && changedTiddlers[this.targetTitle]) {
-		$tw.utils.toggleClass(this.children[0].domNode,"tw-tiddler-missing",!this.renderer.renderTree.wiki.tiddlerExists(this.targetTitle));
+		$tw.utils.toggleClass(this.renderer.domNode,"tw-tiddler-missing",!this.renderer.renderTree.wiki.tiddlerExists(this.targetTitle));
 	}
 	// Check if any of our attributes have changed, or if a tiddler we're interested in has changed
 	if(changedAttributes.target || changedAttributes.template || (this.targetTitle && changedTiddlers[this.targetTitle]) || (this.templateTitle && changedTiddlers[this.templateTitle])) {