diff --git a/src/openseadragon.js b/src/openseadragon.js
index ff011fb7..4b89e31c 100644
--- a/src/openseadragon.js
+++ b/src/openseadragon.js
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
   *
   * @property {String} [referenceStripScroll='horizontal']
   *
-  * @property {Element} [referenceStripElement=null]
+  * @property {Element} [referenceStripId=null]
   *
   * @property {Number} [referenceStripHeight=null]
   *
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ function OpenSeadragon( options ){
             //REFERENCE STRIP SETTINGS
             showReferenceStrip:          false,
             referenceStripScroll:       'horizontal',
-            referenceStripElement:       null,
+            referenceStripId:            null,
             referenceStripHeight:        null,
             referenceStripWidth:         null,
             referenceStripPosition:      'BOTTOM_LEFT',
diff --git a/src/referencestrip.js b/src/referencestrip.js
index 20dd9ea9..e991699c 100644
--- a/src/referencestrip.js
+++ b/src/referencestrip.js
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ var THIS = {};
  * @param {Object} options
  */
 $.ReferenceStrip = function ( options ) {
+    // //REFERENCE STRIP SETTINGS ($.DEFAULT_SETTINGS)
+    // showReferenceStrip:          false,
+    // referenceStripScroll:        'horizontal',
+    // referenceStripId:            null,
+    // referenceStripHeight:        null,
+    // referenceStripWidth:         null,
+    // referenceStripPosition:      'BOTTOM_LEFT',
+    // referenceStripSizeRatio:     0.2,
+
+    // this.referenceStrip = new $.ReferenceStrip({
+    //     id:          this.referenceStripId,
+    //     position:    this.referenceStripPosition,
+    //     sizeRatio:   this.referenceStripSizeRatio,
+    //     scroll:      this.referenceStripScroll,
+    //     height:      this.referenceStripHeight,
+    //     width:       this.referenceStripWidth,
+    //     tileSources: this.tileSources,
+    //     prefixUrl:   this.prefixUrl,
+    //     useCanvas:   this.useCanvas,
+    //     viewer:      this
+    // });
 
     var _this       = this,
         viewer      = options.viewer,
diff --git a/src/viewer.js b/src/viewer.js
index 29b2054a..4b3812cc 100644
--- a/src/viewer.js
+++ b/src/viewer.js
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ $.extend( $.Viewer.prototype, $.EventSource.prototype, $.ControlDock.prototype,
 
             if (this.tileSources.length && this.tileSources.length > 1) {
                 this.referenceStrip = new $.ReferenceStrip({
-                    id:          this.referenceStripElement,
+                    id:          this.referenceStripId,
                     position:    this.referenceStripPosition,
                     sizeRatio:   this.referenceStripSizeRatio,
                     scroll:      this.referenceStripScroll,