diff --git a/test/fixtures/FooComponent.vue b/test/fixtures/FooComponent.vue
index 6c3a745..663f3a8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/FooComponent.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/FooComponent.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div id="app">
     <div class="lorem-class">some test text</div>
+    <div class="some-class">NOTAPLACEHOLDER</div>
     <button v-on:click="clickHandler('value passed to clickHandler')">Click Me!</button>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/transforms/transformBabel.js b/transforms/transformBabel.js
index cf9dbbc..665826a 100644
--- a/transforms/transformBabel.js
+++ b/transforms/transformBabel.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function appendRenderPlugin(render, staticRenderFns) {
     );
     __vue__options__.render = ${render};
     __vue__options__.staticRenderFns = ${staticRenderFns};
-  `);
+  `, {placeholderPattern: false});
 
   return () => {
     if (!render || !staticRenderFns) {