diff --git a/js/src/tab.js b/js/src/tab.js
index 4acb6f7f45f2471bef44baf2c35ff97de5b78e3d..4f47109bf594a2f95ae5003e4dd55ef288eb318b 100644
--- a/js/src/tab.js
+++ b/js/src/tab.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Tab {
     if (container.nodeName === 'UL') {
       activeElements = $(container).find(Selector.ACTIVE_UL)
     } else {
-      activeElements = $(container).children(Selector.ACTIVE)
+      activeElements = $(container).find(Selector.ACTIVE)
     }
 
     const active = activeElements[0]