diff --git a/source/dom/Control.js b/source/dom/Control.js
index 5f87d1bd1..479b49538 100644
--- a/source/dom/Control.js
+++ b/source/dom/Control.js
@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ enyo.kind({
 		}
 	},
 	getParentNode: function() {
-		return this.parentNode || (this.parent && this.parent.hasNode()) || (this.parent && this.parent.getParentNode && this.parent.getParentNode());
+		//return this.parentNode || (this.parent && this.parent.hasNode()) || (this.parent && this.parent.getParentNode && this.parent.getParentNode());
+		return this.parentNode || (this.parent && (this.parent.hasNode() || this.parent.getParentNode()));
 	},
 	addNodeToParent: function() {
 		if (this.node) {