diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 2e7bf565d2b..56e6a3bbbbc 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ export class Wysiwyg extends Component {
                     closestElement(selection.anchorNode, containerSelector)) ||
                 // In case a suitable container could not be found then the
                 // selection is restricted inside the editable area.
-                this.$editable.find(containerSelector);
+                this.$editable.find(containerSelector)[0];
             if (container) {
                 const range = document.createRange();
                 range.selectNodeContents(container);