diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f901d8f..d818f53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ args: A comma delimited list of arguments to pass to the jquery function
 ```
 ---
 > _example_
+
 ```html
 <!-- bike_foo.jpg -->
 <div id="foo"></div>
diff --git a/lib/bumper-core.js b/lib/bumper-core.js
index ffd52ff..bb1ba8c 100644
--- a/lib/bumper-core.js
+++ b/lib/bumper-core.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     BumperCore = (function() {
       function BumperCore() {}
 
-      BumperCore.prototype.version = '3.0.0';
+      BumperCore.prototype.version = '3.0.1';
 
       return BumperCore;
 
diff --git a/lib/bumper-dom-jquery.js b/lib/bumper-dom-jquery.js
index 649b1d2..de1b31b 100644
--- a/lib/bumper-dom-jquery.js
+++ b/lib/bumper-dom-jquery.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         for (_i = 0, _len = matches.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           match = matches[_i];
           splitArray = match.replace(/[{}]/g, '').split(':');
-          $element = $rootEl.closest("" + splitArray[0]);
+          $element = $rootEl.parent().closest("" + splitArray[0]);
           if (restrictToParents === false && !$element.length) {
             $element = $("" + splitArray[0]).first();
           }
diff --git a/src/bumper-core.coffee b/src/bumper-core.coffee
index c00e5a5..0febc60 100644
--- a/src/bumper-core.coffee
+++ b/src/bumper-core.coffee
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 ) @, ->
 
   class BumperCore
-    version: '3.0.0'
+    version: '3.0.1'
 
   window.Bumper ||= {}
   window.Bumper.Core ||= new BumperCore
diff --git a/src/bumper-dom-jquery.coffee b/src/bumper-dom-jquery.coffee
index ad968c3..a040f8a 100644
--- a/src/bumper-dom-jquery.coffee
+++ b/src/bumper-dom-jquery.coffee
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         splitArray = match.replace(/[{}]/g, '').split ':'
 
         # find match within element's parent chain
-        $element = $rootEl.closest("#{splitArray[0]}")
+        $element = $rootEl.parent().closest("#{splitArray[0]}")
 
         # find first matching elemnt anywhere in the dom
         if restrictToParents == false && !$element.length