diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/legacy-notification.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/legacy-notification.js
index d45ba8793c..8317a8daa3 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/legacy-notification.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/legacy-notification.js
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	var text = t('core', '{version} is available. Get more information on how to update.', {version: oc_updateState.updateVersion}),
 		element = $('<a>').attr('href', oc_updateState.updateLink).attr('target','_blank').text(text);
 
-	OC.Notification.showHtml(element, { type: 'error' });
+	OC.Notification.showHtml(element.prop('outerHTML'), { type: 'error' });
 });