2 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/js/components/tools-properties/tag-properties.reel/tag-properties.html b/js/components/tools-properties/tag-properties.reel/tag-properties.html
index c7588b9e..2b81bb71 100644
--- a/js/components/tools-properties/tag-properties.reel/tag-properties.html
+++ b/js/components/tools-properties/tag-properties.reel/tag-properties.html
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
                     <label class="label"> Tag Name:</label>
 
                     <select id="customTagCB" class="nj-skinned">
-                        <option>Article</option>
-                        <option>Aside</option>
-                        <option>Section</option>
+                        <option>article</option>
+                        <option>aside</option>
+                        <option>section</option>
                     </select>
                 </div>
 
diff --git a/js/tools/TagTool.js b/js/tools/TagTool.js
index 73a0ae5c..e3f49bbe 100644
--- a/js/tools/TagTool.js
+++ b/js/tools/TagTool.js
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ exports.TagTool = Montage.create(DrawingTool, {
             } else if(selectedTag === "canvasTool") {
                 newTag = NJUtils.makeNJElement("canvas", "canvas", "canvas");
             } else if(selectedTag === "customTool") {
-                newTag = document.createElement(this.options.customName.value);
-                newTag.Ninja = {};
-                newTag.Ninja.selectionType = this.options.customName.value;
+                newTag = NJUtils.makeNJElement(this.options.customName.value, this.options.customName.value, "block");
             }
             /* SWF Tag tool - Not used for now. Will revisit this at a later time.
             else if(selectedTag === "flashTool") {