diff --git a/src/stateDirectives.js b/src/stateDirectives.js
index dbd15db35..4d9d527dd 100644
--- a/src/stateDirectives.js
+++ b/src/stateDirectives.js
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ function stateContext(el) {
  * @restrict A
  *
  * @description
- * A directive that binds a link (`<a>` tag) to a state. If the state has an associated
- * URL, the directive will automatically generate & update the `href` attribute via
- * the {@link ui.router.state.$state#methods_href $state.href()} method. Clicking
- * the link will trigger a state transition with optional parameters.
+ * A directive that binds a link (`<a>` tag) to a state. If the state has an associated 
+ * URL, the directive will automatically generate & update the `href` attribute via 
+ * the {@link ui.router.state.$state#methods_href $state.href()} method. Clicking 
+ * the link will trigger a state transition with optional parameters. 
  *
- * Also middle-clicking, right-clicking, and ctrl-clicking on the link will be
+ * Also middle-clicking, right-clicking, and ctrl-clicking on the link will be 
  * handled natively by the browser.
  *
- * You can also use relative state paths within ui-sref, just like the relative
+ * You can also use relative state paths within ui-sref, just like the relative 
  * paths passed to `$state.go()`. You just need to be aware that the path is relative
- * to the state that the link lives in, in other words the state that loaded the
+ * to the state that the link lives in, in other words the state that loaded the 
  * template containing the link.
  *
  * You can specify options to pass to {@link ui.router.state.$state#go $state.go()}
@@ -42,22 +42,22 @@ function stateContext(el) {
  * and `reload`.
  *
  * @example
- * Here's an example of how you'd use ui-sref and how it would compile. If you have the
+ * Here's an example of how you'd use ui-sref and how it would compile. If you have the 
  * following template:
  * <pre>
  * <a ui-sref="home">Home</a> | <a ui-sref="about">About</a> | <a ui-sref="{page: 2}">Next page</a>
- *
+ * 
  * <ul>
  *     <li ng-repeat="contact in contacts">
  *         <a ui-sref="contacts.detail({ id: contact.id })">{{ contact.name }}</a>
  *     </li>
  * </ul>
  * </pre>
- *
+ * 
  * Then the compiled html would be (assuming Html5Mode is off and current state is contacts):
  * <pre>
  * <a href="#/home" ui-sref="home">Home</a> | <a href="#/about" ui-sref="about">About</a> | <a href="#/contacts?page=2" ui-sref="{page: 2}">Next page</a>
- *
+ * 
  * <ul>
  *     <li ng-repeat="contact in contacts">
  *         <a href="#/contacts/1" ui-sref="contacts.detail({ id: contact.id })">Joe</a>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function $StateRefDirective($state, $timeout) {
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, uiSrefActive) {
       var ref = parseStateRef(attrs.uiSref, $state.current.name);
       var params = null, url = null, base = stateContext(element) || $state.$current;
-      var newHref = null, isAnchor = element.prop("tagName").toUpperCase() === "A";
+      var newHref = null, isAnchor = element.prop("tagName") === "A";
       var isForm = element[0].nodeName === "FORM";
       var attr = isForm ? "action" : "href", nav = true;