diff --git a/core/js/jquery-tipsy.js b/core/js/jquery-tipsy.js
index 9567ed3bac..ef4bbfd87a 100644
--- a/core/js/jquery-tipsy.js
+++ b/core/js/jquery-tipsy.js
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
                     height: this.$element[0].offsetHeight
                 });
                 
+                if (this.options.className) {
+                    $tip.addClass(maybeCall(this.options.className, this.$element[0]));
+                }
+
                 var actualWidth = $tip[0].offsetWidth,
                     actualHeight = $tip[0].offsetHeight,
                     gravity = maybeCall(this.options.gravity, this.$element[0]);
@@ -61,9 +65,6 @@
                 
                 $tip.css(tp).addClass('tipsy-' + gravity);
                 $tip.find('.tipsy-arrow')[0].className = 'tipsy-arrow tipsy-arrow-' + gravity.charAt(0);
-                if (this.options.className) {
-                    $tip.addClass(maybeCall(this.options.className, this.$element[0]));
-                }
                 
                 if (this.options.fade) {
                     $tip.stop().css({opacity: 0, display: 'block', visibility: 'visible'}).animate({opacity: this.options.opacity});