diff --git a/ObjectHelper.inc b/ObjectHelper.inc
index e84a297e..6bc4d8a9 100644
--- a/ObjectHelper.inc
+++ b/ObjectHelper.inc
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class ObjectHelper {
     }
     $xsl = $proc->importStylesheet($xsl);
     $newdom = $proc->transformToDoc($input);
-    $output = $newdom->saveXML();
+    $output = $newdom->saveHTML();
     return $output;
   }
   
diff --git a/fedora_repository.module b/fedora_repository.module
index 10d48acd..4ed5cb4b 100644
--- a/fedora_repository.module
+++ b/fedora_repository.module
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ function fedora_repository_get_items($pid = NULL, $dsId = NULL, $collection = NU
   //the below is for islandlives we should be able to do this in the xslt though
   //$css=$path.'/stylesheets/container-large.css';
   //drupal_add_css($css);
-  return tabs_render($cmodels_tabs) . '</div>';
+  return tabs_render($cmodels_tabs);
 }
 
 function fedora_repository_urlencode_string($str) {