diff --git a/lib/components/term.js b/lib/components/term.js
index 252811ac..f281bd8e 100644
--- a/lib/components/term.js
+++ b/lib/components/term.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default class Term extends React.PureComponent {
 
     // The parent element for the terminal is attached and removed manually so
     // that we can preserve it across mounts and unmounts of the component
-    this.termRef = props.term ? props.term._core._parent : document.createElement('div');
+    this.termRef = props.term ? props.term.element.parentElement : document.createElement('div');
     this.termRef.className = 'term_fit term_term';
 
     this.termWrapperRef.appendChild(this.termRef);