diff --git a/src/core/util/util.js b/src/core/util/util.js
index 8e27246aafa..b1fd4bc8f5b 100644
--- a/src/core/util/util.js
+++ b/src/core/util/util.js
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ function UtilFactory($document, $timeout, $compile, $rootScope, $$mdAnimate, $in
     extractElementByName: function(element, nodeName, scanDeep, warnNotFound) {
       var found = scanTree(element);
       if (!found && !!warnNotFound) {
-        $log.warn( $mdUtil.supplant("Unable to find node '{0}' in element '{1}'.",[nodeName, element[0].outerHTM]) );
+        $log.warn( $mdUtil.supplant("Unable to find node '{0}' in element '{1}'.",[nodeName, element[0].outerHTML]) );
       }
 
       return angular.element(found || element);