diff --git a/src/DragAndDrop.js b/src/DragAndDrop.js
index 8bcdfd27..ed1c1d68 100644
--- a/src/DragAndDrop.js
+++ b/src/DragAndDrop.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 
     Kinetic.Node.prototype.isDraggable = Kinetic.Node.prototype.getDraggable;
 
-    var html = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0];
+    var html = document.documentElement;
     html.addEventListener('mouseup', Kinetic.DD._endDragBefore, true);
     html.addEventListener('touchend', Kinetic.DD._endDragBefore, true);
 
diff --git a/src/Stage.js b/src/Stage.js
index 7bc58415..b79ad97c 100644
--- a/src/Stage.js
+++ b/src/Stage.js
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
             }
         },
         _getContentPosition: function() {
-            var rect = this.content.getBoundingClientRect();
+            var rect = this.content.getBoundingClientRect ? this.content.getBoundingClientRect() : { top: 0, left: 0 };
             return {
                 top: rect.top,
                 left: rect.left