diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.AlienNode.js b/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.AlienNode.js
index f651f3a722..ce64ab015e 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.AlienNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.AlienNode.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ ve.ce.AlienNode.static.$phantomTemplate = ve.ce.AlienNode.static.$phantomTemplat
  * @method
  */
 ve.ce.AlienNode.prototype.onUpdate = function () {
-	this.$.html( ve.copyArray( this.model.getAttribute( 'domElements' ) || [] ) );
+	// TODO use GeneratedContentNode the way it was meant to be used
+	this.$.html( ve.copyDomElements( this.model.getAttribute( 'domElements' ) || [], this.getElementDocument() ) );
 };
 
 /* Concrete subclasses */
diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js b/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
index d61c631932..1fe9848603 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/nodes/ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ve.ce.MWTransclusionNode.prototype.onParseSuccess = function ( deferred, respons
 	// We have to do this because the PHP parser wraps everything in <p>s, and inline templates
 	// will render strangely when wrapped in <p>s.
 	if ( contentNodes.length === 1 && contentNodes[0].nodeName.toLowerCase() === 'p' ) {
-		contentNodes = contentNodes[0].childNodes;
+		contentNodes = Array.prototype.slice.apply( contentNodes[0].childNodes );
 	}
 	deferred.resolve( contentNodes );
 };