diff --git a/src/position/position.js b/src/position/position.js
index 4b78b604b4..2a9d368c3b 100644
--- a/src/position/position.js
+++ b/src/position/position.js
@@ -464,13 +464,17 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.position', [])
       positionArrow: function(elem, placement) {
         elem = this.getRawNode(elem);
 
-        var innerElem = elem.querySelector('.tooltip-inner, .popover-inner');
+        var isTooltip = true;
+
+        var innerElem = elem.querySelector('.tooltip-inner');
+        if (!innerElem) {
+          isTooltip = false;
+          innerElem = elem.querySelector('.popover-inner');
+        }
         if (!innerElem) {
           return;
         }
 
-        var isTooltip = angular.element(innerElem).hasClass('tooltip-inner');
-
         var arrowElem = isTooltip ? elem.querySelector('.tooltip-arrow') : elem.querySelector('.arrow');
         if (!arrowElem) {
           return;