diff --git a/static/js/message_list_view.js b/static/js/message_list_view.js
index 88860152ae..f00e55ee3e 100644
--- a/static/js/message_list_view.js
+++ b/static/js/message_list_view.js
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ MessageListView.prototype = {
         row.html(rendered_msg.html());
 
         // Make sure to take this rendered row, not the element from the dom (which might not be the current list)
-        this._rows[message.id] = row;
+        this._rows[message.id] = row[0];
         if (was_selected) {
             this.list.select_id(message.id);
         }