diff --git a/src/theme/book.js b/src/theme/book.js
index d40440c7..c8f52cc1 100644
--- a/src/theme/book.js
+++ b/src/theme/book.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function playground_text(playground) {
         let editor = window.ace.edit(code_block);
         return editor.getValue();
     } else {
-        return code_block.textContent;
+        return code_block.innerText;
     }
 }