diff --git a/src/angular-isotope/controllers/controllers.js b/src/angular-isotope/controllers/controllers.js
index be319e3..3d1525b 100644
--- a/src/angular-isotope/controllers/controllers.js
+++ b/src/angular-isotope/controllers/controllers.js
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ angular.module("iso.controllers", ["iso.config", "iso.services"])
       });
       return reduction;
     };
-    getValue = function(selector, $elem, type, evaluate) {
+    getValue = function(selector, elem, type, evaluate) {
       var getText, item, text, toType, val;
+      var $elem = angular.element(elem);
       getText = function($elem, item, selector) {
         var text;
         if (!item.length) {
diff --git a/src/angular-isotope/directives/directives.js b/src/angular-isotope/directives/directives.js
index f45f6ad..a8095e2 100644
--- a/src/angular-isotope/directives/directives.js
+++ b/src/angular-isotope/directives/directives.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ angular.module("iso.directives")
     restrict: "A",
     controller: "isoSortByDataController",
     link: function(scope, element, attrs) {
-      var createSortByDataMethods, createOptions, doOption, emitOption, optKey, optPublish, methPublish, optionSet, determineAciveClass, activeClass, activeSelector, active;
+      var createSortByDataMethods, createOptions, doOption, emitOption, optKey, optPublish, methPublish, optionSet, determineActiveClass, activeClass, activeSelector, active;
       optionSet = $(element);
       optPublish = attrs.okPublish || attrs.okOptionsPublish || topics.MSG_OPTIONS;
       methPublish = attrs.okMethodPublish || topics.MSG_METHOD;