diff --git a/javascript_implementation/jsColor.js b/javascript_implementation/jsColor.js
index 89febb6..0c8b144 100644
--- a/javascript_implementation/jsColor.js
+++ b/javascript_implementation/jsColor.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 							colorPickerUI = (colorPicker ? colorPicker.nodes.colorPicker : undefined),
 							animationSpeed = colorPicker ? colorPicker.color.options.animationSpeed : 0,
 							isColorPicker = colorPicker && (function(elm) {
-								while (elm) {
+								while (elm && elm instanceof HTMLElement) {
 									if ((elm.className || '').indexOf('cp-app') !== -1) return elm;
 									elm = elm.parentNode;
 								}
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@
 				(options.secure  ? '; secure'                        : '');
 		}
 	};
-})(this);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(this);