diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_video_caption.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_video_caption.js
index 5907c937ac..122038d5bb 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_video_caption.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_video_caption.js
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
             },
 
             listenForDragDrop: function() {
-                var captions = document.querySelector('.closed-captions');
+                var captions = this.captionDisplayEl['0'];
 
                 if (typeof Draggabilly === 'function') {
                     new Draggabilly(captions, {containment: true});