diff --git a/app/views/student_work/show.js.erb b/app/views/student_work/show.js.erb
index 1a133a5d3..477f06e0f 100644
--- a/app/views/student_work/show.js.erb
+++ b/app/views/student_work/show.js.erb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ else{
           indentUnit: 2,
           matchBrackets: true,
       readOnly: true,
-      value: document.getElementById("work-src").innerText
+      value: $("#work-src").text()
         }
     );