diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
index ae6be998275..5e3e1e6393d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_editor.js
@@ -631,11 +631,9 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                     insert = _.intersection(_.flatten(temp_obj.att_list),_.uniq(check_list));
                 if (insert.length == _.uniq(check_list).length ) {return xml_child;}
             });
+            xml_arch = QWeb.load_xml(arch.arch);
         }
-        arch_to_pass = _.filter($(arch.arch), function (child) {
-            return child.nodeType == 1;
-        });
-        return self.do_save_xml(arch_to_pass[0], obj[0].child_id[0],obj[0].child_id, move_direct, update_values,arch);
+        return self.do_save_xml(xml_arch.documentElement, obj[0].child_id[0],obj[0].child_id, move_direct, update_values,arch);
     },
     get_object_by_id: function(id, one_object, result) {
         var self = this;
@@ -709,12 +707,12 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                          case "After":
                             self.edit_xml_dialog.$element.
                                 find("tr[id='viewedit-"+after_append+"']").after(clone);
-                            $(arch1).after(update_values[0]);
+                            $(arch1).after($(update_values[0]));
                             child_list.splice(index + 1, 0, object_xml);
                             break;
                         case "Before":
                             tr_click.before(clone);
-                            $(arch1).before(update_values[0]);
+                            $(arch1).before($(update_values[0]));
                             child_list.splice(index - 1, 0, object_xml);
                             break;
                         case "Inside":
@@ -725,7 +723,7 @@ instance.web.ViewEditor =   instance.web.OldWidget.extend({
                                         self.do_parent_img_hide_show(this);
                                 }));
                             }
-                            $(arch1).append(update_values[0]);
+                            $(arch1).append($(update_values[0]));
                             self.edit_xml_dialog.$element.
                                 find("tr[id='viewedit-"+after_append+"']").after(clone);
                             obj.child_id.push(object_xml);