diff --git a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/StreamManager.ts b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/StreamManager.ts
index 4c0ef6b7..a775491e 100644
--- a/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/StreamManager.ts
+++ b/openvidu-browser/src/OpenVidu/StreamManager.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class StreamManager implements EventDispatcher {
     createVideoElement(targetElement?: string | HTMLElement, insertMode?: VideoInsertMode): HTMLVideoElement {
         let targEl;
         if (typeof targetElement === 'string') {
-            targEl = document.getElementById(targEl);
+            targEl = document.getElementById(targetElement);
             if (!targEl) {
                 throw new Error("The provided 'targetElement' couldn't be resolved to any HTML element: " + targetElement);
             }