diff --git a/src/jquery.columnizer.js b/src/jquery.columnizer.js
index ad75643..e059779 100644
--- a/src/jquery.columnizer.js
+++ b/src/jquery.columnizer.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 				overflow.innerHTML = html;
 
 			}else{
-				$col.append($destroyable);
+				$col.append($destroyable.contents());
 			}
 			$inBox.data("columnizing", false);