diff --git a/tooltipsy.min.js b/tooltipsy.min.js
index 810aba5..47139ef 100644
--- a/tooltipsy.min.js
+++ b/tooltipsy.min.js
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ else if(base.settings.offset[1]==0){return pos.top-((base.height-base.$el.outerH
 else{return pos.top+base.$el.outerHeight()+base.settings.offset[1];}})(base.$el.offset())];}
 base.$tipsy.css({top:tip_position[1]+'px',left:tip_position[0]+'px'});base.settings.show(e,base.$tipsy.stop(true,true));}).bind('mouseleave',function(e){if(e.relatedTarget==base.$tip[0]){base.$tip.bind('mouseleave',function(e){if(e.relatedTarget==base.$el[0]){return;}
 base.settings.hide(e,base.$tipsy.stop(true,true));});return;}
-base.settings.hide(e,base.$tipsy.stop(true,true));});};base.readify=function(){base.ready=true;base.title=base.$el.attr('title')||'';base.$el.attr('title','');base.$tipsy=$('<div id="tooltipsy'+base.random+'">').appendTo('body').css({position:'absolute',zIndex:'999'}).hide();base.$tip=$('<div class="'+base.settings.className+'">').appendTo(base.$tipsy).html(base.settings.content!=''?base.settings.content:base.title);};base.init();};$.tooltipsy.defaults={alignTo:'element',offset:[0,-1],content:'',show:function(e,$el){$el.css('opacity','1').show(100);},hide:function(e,$el){$el.fadeOut(100);},css:{},className:'tooltipsy'};$.fn.tooltipsy=function(options){return this.each(function(){new $.tooltipsy(this,options);});};})(jQuery);
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+base.settings.hide(e,base.$tipsy.stop(true,true));});};base.readify=function(){base.ready=true;base.title=base.$el.attr('title')||'';base.$el.attr('title','');base.$tipsy=$('<div id="tooltipsy'+base.random+'">').appendTo('body').css({position:'absolute',zIndex:'999'}).hide();base.$tip=$('<div class="'+base.settings.className+'">').appendTo(base.$tipsy);base.$tip.data('rootel',base.$el);base.$tip.html(base.settings.content!=''?base.settings.content:base.title);};base.init();};$.tooltipsy.defaults={alignTo:'element',offset:[0,-1],content:'',show:function(e,$el){$el.css('opacity','1').show(100);},hide:function(e,$el){$el.fadeOut(100);},css:{},className:'tooltipsy'};$.fn.tooltipsy=function(options){return this.each(function(){new $.tooltipsy(this,options);});};})(jQuery);
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diff --git a/tooltipsy.source.js b/tooltipsy.source.js
index bc3282f..162c532 100644
--- a/tooltipsy.source.js
+++ b/tooltipsy.source.js
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@
             base.title = base.$el.attr('title') || '';
             base.$el.attr('title', '');
             base.$tipsy = $('<div id="tooltipsy' + base.random + '">').appendTo('body').css({position: 'absolute', zIndex: '999'}).hide();
-            base.$tip = $('<div class="' + base.settings.className + '">').appendTo(base.$tipsy).html(base.settings.content != '' ? base.settings.content : base.title);
+            base.$tip = $('<div class="' + base.settings.className + '">').appendTo(base.$tipsy);
+            base.$tip.data('rootel', base.$el);
+            base.$tip.html(base.settings.content != '' ? base.settings.content : base.title);
         };
 
         base.init();