diff --git a/src/components/viewContainer.js b/src/components/viewContainer.js
index 4e11ebc7ba..9d64130cdb 100644
--- a/src/components/viewContainer.js
+++ b/src/components/viewContainer.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ import 'css!components/viewManager/viewContainer';
 
                 if (currentPage) {
                     if (newViewInfo.hasScript && window.$) {
-                        view = $(view).appendTo(mainAnimatedPages)[0];
                         mainAnimatedPages.removeChild(currentPage);
+                        view = $(view).appendTo(mainAnimatedPages)[0];
                     } else {
                         mainAnimatedPages.replaceChild(view, currentPage);
                     }