diff --git a/ui/source/ui.core.js b/ui/source/ui.core.js
index db81ad8a8..e9621f6dc 100644
--- a/ui/source/ui.core.js
+++ b/ui/source/ui.core.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 				
 				for (var i = 0; i < set.length; i++) {
 					if (instance.options[set[i][0]]) {
-						set[i][1].apply(instance, args);
+						set[i][1].apply(instance.element, args);
 					}
 				}
 			}	
diff --git a/ui/source/ui.sortable.js b/ui/source/ui.sortable.js
index 4f48c1498..8d9c7822d 100644
--- a/ui/source/ui.sortable.js
+++ b/ui/source/ui.sortable.js
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@
 			if((o.containment.left != undefined || o.containment.constructor == Array) && !o._containment) return;
 			if(!o._containment) o._containment = o.containment;
 
-			if(o._containment == 'parent') o._containment = this.element[0].parentNode;
-			if(o._containment == 'sortable') o._containment = this.element[0];
+			if(o._containment == 'parent') o._containment = this[0].parentNode;
+			if(o._containment == 'sortable') o._containment = this[0];
 			if(o._containment == 'document') {
 				o.containment = [
 					0,