diff --git a/src/aui-toolbar/js/aui-toolbar.js b/src/aui-toolbar/js/aui-toolbar.js
index 2ed00f68641..549b2af4898 100644
--- a/src/aui-toolbar/js/aui-toolbar.js
+++ b/src/aui-toolbar/js/aui-toolbar.js
@@ -342,16 +342,13 @@ ToolbarRenderer.prototype = {
          * @param childRenderHints
          */
         button: function(childRenderHints) {
-            var boundingBox,
-                buttonInstance,
+            var buttonInstance,
                 buttonNode,
                 cssClass,
                 iconContent,
                 type,
                 value = childRenderHints.value;
 
-            boundingBox = buttonInstance.get('boundingBox');
-
             type = value.domType || 'button';
 
             if (A.instanceOf(value, A.Button) ||
@@ -365,12 +362,12 @@ ToolbarRenderer.prototype = {
 
                 // Add title support
                 if (value.title) {
-                    boundingBox.setAttribute('title', value.title);
+                    buttonInstance.get('boundingBox').setAttribute('title', value.title);
                 }
 
-                boundingBox.setAttribute('type', type);
+                buttonInstance.get('boundingBox').setAttribute('type', type);
 
-                return boundingBox;
+                return buttonInstance.get('boundingBox');
             }
 
             // Add node reference support
@@ -564,4 +561,4 @@ ToolbarRenderer.prototype = {
     }
 };
 
-A.ToolbarRenderer = ToolbarRenderer;
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+A.ToolbarRenderer = ToolbarRenderer;