diff --git a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
index ef47d28f..9b2576cd 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/Timeline.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ function Timeline (container, items, groups, options) {
   }
 
   // item set
+  console.log("aaaaaaaaaa", this.options, options);
   this.itemSet = new ItemSet(this.body, this.options);
   this.components.push(this.itemSet);
 
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/item/Item.js b/lib/timeline/component/item/Item.js
index c12a3203..27c90271 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/item/Item.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/item/Item.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ Item.prototype._repaintDeleteButton = function (anchor) {
 Item.prototype._updateContents = function (element) {
   var content;
   var templateFunction;
-
+  console.log(this.options);
   if (this.options.template) {
     var itemData = this.parent.itemSet.itemsData.get(this.id); // get a clone of the data from the dataset
     templateFunction = this.options.template.bind(this);
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ Item.prototype._updateContents = function (element) {
     content = this.data.content;
   }
 
-  if (content instanceof Object) {
+  console.log(content);
+  console.log("content: " , content, content instanceof Object, !(content instanceof Element));
+  if ((content instanceof Object) && !(content instanceof Element)) {
     templateFunction(itemData, element)
   } else {
     var changed = this._contentToString(this.content) !== this._contentToString(content);