diff --git a/recipes/xkcd.recipe b/recipes/xkcd.recipe
index ce63b0a99a..42dceda65b 100644
--- a/recipes/xkcd.recipe
+++ b/recipes/xkcd.recipe
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class XkcdCom(BasicNewsRecipe):
 
     use_embedded_content   = False
     oldest_article = 60
-    keep_only_tags = [dict(id='middleContent')]
+    keep_only_tags = [dict(id='middleContainer')]
     remove_tags = [dict(name='ul'), dict(name='h3'), dict(name='br')]
     no_stylesheets = True
     # turn image bubblehelp into a paragraph