diff --git a/indigo_app/static/javascript/indigo/views/document_editor.js b/indigo_app/static/javascript/indigo/views/document_editor.js
index 99bca4d88..471499554 100644
--- a/indigo_app/static/javascript/indigo/views/document_editor.js
+++ b/indigo_app/static/javascript/indigo/views/document_editor.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 
       if (!data.element_id && this.xmlElement.tagName !== "akomaNtoso") {
         // for elements without ids (preamble, preface, components)
-        data.element_id = this.xmlElementxmlElement.tagName;
+        data.element_id = this.xmlElement.tagName;
       }
 
       $.ajax({