diff --git a/lib/instance-selector.js b/lib/instance-selector.js
index e911fbe..000c4b4 100644
--- a/lib/instance-selector.js
+++ b/lib/instance-selector.js
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ function findAll(inst, test, includeSelf) {
 
   if (isDOMComponent(publicInst)) {
     (function () {
-      var renderedChildren = inst._renderedChildren || {};
+      var renderedChildren = inst._renderedChildren || {},
+          child = inst._currentElement.props.children;
+
+      if (typeof child === 'string' && test(child, null, parent)) {
+        found = found.concat(child);
+      }
 
       Object.keys(renderedChildren).forEach(function (key) {
         found = found.concat(findAll(renderedChildren[key], test, true, parent));
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index 4ee67d0..d2d64c9 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bill",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "css selectors for React Elements",
   "main": "index.js",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/element-selector.js b/src/element-selector.js
index 298b06a..c6ccdd9 100644
--- a/src/element-selector.js
+++ b/src/element-selector.js
@@ -41,13 +41,7 @@ export function findAll(root, test, includeSelf, getParent = ()=> ({ parent: nul
 
   React.Children.forEach(children, child => {
     let parent = ()=> ({ parent: root, getParent });
-
-    if (React.isValidElement(child)){
-      if (test(child, parent))
-        found.push(child);
-
-      found = found.concat(findAll(child, test, false, parent))
-    }
+    found = found.concat(findAll(child, test, true, parent))
   })
 
   return found