diff --git a/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html b/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
index a7dc1822..ad97d80e 100644
--- a/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
+++ b/examples/basic_init/zero_config.html
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 			
 			<h1>Live example</h1>
 			<div id="demo">
-				<div id="me"></div>
 <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="display" id="example">
 	<thead>
 		<tr>
diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 08ec04c3..04898bbe 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -6293,6 +6293,14 @@
 				oSettings.sInstance = _oExt._oExternConfig.iNextUnique ++;
 			}
 			
+			/* Sanity check */
+			if ( this.nodeName.toLowerCase() != 'table' )
+			{
+				_fnLog( oSettings, 0, "Attempted to initialise DataTables on a node which is not a "+
+					"table: "+this.nodeName );
+				return;
+			}
+			
 			/* Store 'this' in the settings object for later retrieval */
 			oSettings.oInstance = _that;