diff --git a/js/angular/service/angularOverrides.js b/js/angular/service/angularOverrides.js
index 1842e09472..bc507f8475 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/angularOverrides.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/angularOverrides.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jqLite.prototype.addClass = function(cssClasses) {
       el = this[x];
       if(el.setAttribute) {
 
-        if(cssClasses.indexOf(' ') < 0) {
+        if(cssClasses.indexOf(' ') < 0 && el.classList.add) {
           el.classList.add(cssClasses);
         } else {
           existingClasses = (' ' + (el.getAttribute('class') || '') + ' ')
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jqLite.prototype.removeClass = function(cssClasses) {
     for(x=0; x<this.length; x++) {
       el = this[x];
       if(el.getAttribute) {
-        if(cssClasses.indexOf(' ') < 0) {
+        if(cssClasses.indexOf(' ') < 0 && el.classList.remove) {
           el.classList.remove(cssClasses);
         } else {
           splitClasses = cssClasses.split(' ');