diff --git a/views_handler_area_menu.inc b/views_handler_area_menu.inc
index 7d97c1a..630877e 100644
--- a/views_handler_area_menu.inc
+++ b/views_handler_area_menu.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class views_handler_area_menu extends views_handler_area {
   
   function render($empty = FALSE) {
     if (!empty($this->options['menu'])) {
-      return render(menu_tree($this->options['menu']));
+      $tree = menu_tree($this->options['menu']);
+      return render($tree);
     }
     return '';
   }