diff --git a/src/app/ui/renderer.js b/src/app/ui/renderer.js
index f90e756971d..c75e2177612 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/renderer.js
+++ b/src/app/ui/renderer.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Renderer.prototype.error = function (message, container, opt) {
     })
   }
 
-  var $pre = $(opt.useSpan ? yo`<span />` : yo`<pre />`).html(message)
+  var $pre = $(opt.useSpan ? yo`<span></span>` : yo`<pre></pre>`).html(message)
 
   var $error = $(yo`<div class="sol ${opt.type}"><div class="close"><i class="fa fa-close"></i></div></div>`).prepend($pre)
   $(container).append($error)