diff --git a/src/case/ztree/0.treeview.js b/src/case/ztree/0.treeview.js
index aa0c502a4..7968c6c29 100644
--- a/src/case/ztree/0.treeview.js
+++ b/src/case/ztree/0.treeview.js
@@ -358,14 +358,15 @@ BI.TreeView = BI.inherit(BI.Pane, {
                 n.title = n.text;
             }
             var text = BI.createWidget(BI.extend({
-                type: "bi.text",
                 cls: "tree-node-text",
                 css: {
                     display: "inline"
                 },
                 whiteSpace: "nowrap",
                 root: true
-            }, n));
+            }, n, {
+                type: "bi.text"
+            }));
             var fragment = BI.Widget._renderEngine.createElement("<div>");
             fragment.append(text.element[0]);
             n.text = fragment.html();