diff --git a/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js b/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
index 54ff1d4c5c97e137488bcebcf37c60afbd7e417b..76553d603cf9c85b4a106c1d84952c517b694a7b 100644
--- a/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
+++ b/src/facilities/incubator/incubatorInteract.js
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ App.UI.incubator = function() {
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * @returns {HTMLElement}
+		 * @returns {DocumentFragment}
 		 */
 		function sortingBarFunc(sortingOptions) {
-			const el = document.createElement("span");
+			const el = new DocumentFragment();
 			App.UI.DOM.appendNewElement("span", el, "Sorting: ", "note");
 			const linkArray = [];
 			for (const [title, func] of sortingOptions) {