diff --git a/lib/taBind.js b/lib/taBind.js
index b557e1ae..1849cdfc 100644
--- a/lib/taBind.js
+++ b/lib/taBind.js
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ angular.module('textAngular.taBind', ['textAngular.factories', 'textAngular.DOM'
 					
 					element.on('mouseup', function(){
 						var _selection = taSelection.getSelection();
-						if(_selection.start.element === element[0]) taSelection.setSelectionToElementStart(element.children()[0]);
+						if(_selection.start.element === element[0] && element.children().length) taSelection.setSelectionToElementStart(element.children()[0]);
 					});
 					
 					// prevent propagation on mousedown in editor, see #206