diff --git a/src/jquery.gridster.js b/src/jquery.gridster.js
index 0b732dc2c..bb5565768 100755
--- a/src/jquery.gridster.js
+++ b/src/jquery.gridster.js
@@ -2907,10 +2907,12 @@
 
         if (tag.styleSheet) {
             tag.styleSheet.cssText = css;
-        } else {
+        }
+        else{
             tag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));
         }
 
+        this.remove_style_tags();
         this.$style_tags = this.$style_tags.add(tag);
 
         return this;