diff --git a/racket-webview.rkt b/racket-webview.rkt
index 98f5573..4d47c92 100644
--- a/racket-webview.rkt
+++ b/racket-webview.rkt
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
   (if (string? html)
       (let ((r (webview-call-js wv
                                 (with-id id el
-                                  ("el.innerHTML = '~a';window.setTimeout(function (){ }, 0); return true;"
+                                  ("el.innerHTML = '~a'; return true;"
                                    (esc-quote html))))))
         (if r 'oke 'failed))
       (webview-set-innerHTML! wv id (xexpr->string html))