diff --git a/holoviews/plotting/widgets/widgets.js b/holoviews/plotting/widgets/widgets.js
index 6a4b716aad..0429b747d5 100644
--- a/holoviews/plotting/widgets/widgets.js
+++ b/holoviews/plotting/widgets/widgets.js
@@ -568,8 +568,9 @@ function handle_add_output(event, handle) {
   var id = output.metadata[EXEC_MIME_TYPE]["id"];
   var toinsert = output_area.element.find("." + CLASS_NAME.split(' ')[0]);
   if (id !== undefined) {
-    toinsert[0].children[0].innerHTML = output.data[HTML_MIME_TYPE];
-    toinsert[0].children[1].textContent = output.data[JS_MIME_TYPE];
+    var nchildren = toinsert.length;
+    toinsert[nchildren-1].children[0].innerHTML = output.data[HTML_MIME_TYPE];
+    toinsert[nchildren-1].children[1].textContent = output.data[JS_MIME_TYPE];
     output_area._hv_plot_id = id;
     if ((window.Bokeh !== undefined) && (id in Bokeh.index)) {
       HoloViews.plot_index[id] = Bokeh.index[id];