diff --git a/src/view-compiler.js b/src/view-compiler.js
index 7fa5fd88..3174b53a 100644
--- a/src/view-compiler.js
+++ b/src/view-compiler.js
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ export class ViewCompiler {
 
     if(tagName === 'content'){
       if(targetLightDOM){
-        instructions.push({
+        auTargetID = makeIntoInstructionTarget(node);
+        instructions[auTargetID] = {
           parentInjectorId: parentInjectorId,
           contentSelector: true,
           selector:node.getAttribute('select'),
           suppressBind: true
-        });
-        makeIntoInstructionTarget(node);
+        };
       }
       return node.nextSibling;
     } else if(tagName === 'template'){