     @input.append('&nbsp;') unless @input.html().substr(-6) == '&nbsp;'
 
     # Create and store error message box, initialized to valid.
-    unless @element.next().hasClass("token-text-area-msg")
-      @element.after('<div style="margin-top: 5px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" class="token-text-area-msg"></div>')
-    @msg = @element.next()
+    @msg = $('<div style="margin-top: 5px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;" class="token-text-area-msg"></div>')
+    @element.after @msg
     @showSuccess()
 
     # Create instance variables.

    @input.html(html)

  showSuccess: ->
    @element.removeClass "invalid"
    @element.removeClass "maybevalid"
    @element.addClass "valid"


    @update = ->
      @initialize()

  initialize: ->
    # Return if readonly (display) mode.
