diff --git a/src/contents.js b/src/contents.js
index 6eba0b0..b061422 100644
--- a/src/contents.js
+++ b/src/contents.js
@@ -406,10 +406,8 @@ class Contents {
 				}
 			}
 
-		} else if(typeof target === "string" &&
-			target.indexOf("#") > -1) {
-
-			let id = target.substring(target.indexOf("#")+1);
+		} else if(typeof target === "string") {
+			let id = target;
 			let el = this.document.getElementById(id);
 
 			if(el) {
diff --git a/src/rendition.js b/src/rendition.js
index 2e51a71..0214a81 100644
--- a/src/rendition.js
+++ b/src/rendition.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class Rendition {
 		// removing the chapter
 		if(!isCfiString && typeof target === "string" &&
 			target.indexOf("#") > -1) {
-			moveTo = target;
+			moveTo = target.substring(target.indexOf("#")+1);
 		}
 
 		if (isCfiString) {