diff --git a/lib/angular-help-overlay.js b/lib/angular-help-overlay.js
index b5146e6..7983555 100644
--- a/lib/angular-help-overlay.js
+++ b/lib/angular-help-overlay.js
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ angular.module('angularHelpOverlay', []).directive('helpOverlay', ['$document',
           if (noop === true) {
             noop = false;
           } else if (newValue === true) {
-            element.chardinJs('start');
+            $(element).chardinJs('start');
           } else if (newValue === false) {
-            element.chardinJs('stop');
+            $(element).chardinJs('stop');
           }
         }
       });
diff --git a/lib/angular-help-overlay.min.js b/lib/angular-help-overlay.min.js
index 1c03df1..e6a69a4 100644
--- a/lib/angular-help-overlay.min.js
+++ b/lib/angular-help-overlay.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-/*! angular-help-overlay 2015-07-18 */
-angular.module("angularHelpOverlay",[]).directive("helpOverlay",["$document",function(a){var b=!1;return{restrict:"A",scope:{helpOverlay:"=",overlayStart:"&overlayStartCallback",overlayStop:"&overlayStopCallback"},link:function(c,d){a.on("chardinJs:start",function(a){angular.isFunction(c.overlayStart)&&c.overlayStart(a),c.helpOverlay===!1&&c.$apply(function(){b=!0,c.helpOverlay=!0})}),a.on("chardinJs:stop",function(a){angular.isFunction(c.overlayStop)&&c.overlayStop(a),c.helpOverlay===!0&&c.$apply(function(){b=!0,c.helpOverlay=!1})}),c.$watch("helpOverlay",function(a,c){a!==c&&(b===!0?b=!1:a===!0?d.chardinJs("start"):a===!1&&d.chardinJs("stop"))})}}}]);
\ No newline at end of file
+/*! angular-help-overlay 2015-08-12 */
+angular.module("angularHelpOverlay",[]).directive("helpOverlay",["$document",function(a){var b=!1;return{restrict:"A",scope:{helpOverlay:"=",overlayStart:"&overlayStartCallback",overlayStop:"&overlayStopCallback"},link:function(c,d,e){a.on("chardinJs:start",function(a){angular.isFunction(c.overlayStart)&&c.overlayStart(a),c.helpOverlay===!1&&c.$apply(function(){b=!0,c.helpOverlay=!0})}),a.on("chardinJs:stop",function(a){angular.isFunction(c.overlayStop)&&c.overlayStop(a),c.helpOverlay===!0&&c.$apply(function(){b=!0,c.helpOverlay=!1})}),c.$watch("helpOverlay",function(a,c){a!==c&&(b===!0?b=!1:a===!0?$(d).chardinJs("start"):a===!1&&$(d).chardinJs("stop"))})}}}]);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/angular-help-overlay.js b/src/angular-help-overlay.js
index b5146e6..7983555 100644
--- a/src/angular-help-overlay.js
+++ b/src/angular-help-overlay.js
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ angular.module('angularHelpOverlay', []).directive('helpOverlay', ['$document',
           if (noop === true) {
             noop = false;
           } else if (newValue === true) {
-            element.chardinJs('start');
+            $(element).chardinJs('start');
           } else if (newValue === false) {
-            element.chardinJs('stop');
+            $(element).chardinJs('stop');
           }
         }
       });