diff --git a/src/item/Item.js b/src/item/Item.js
index c8c0429b..2278d3af 100644
--- a/src/item/Item.js
+++ b/src/item/Item.js
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend({
 
 	function append(top) {
 		return function(item) {
-			if (this.children && item._removeFromParent()) {
+			item._removeFromParent();
+			if (this.children) {
 				this.children.splice(top ? this.children.length : 0, 0, item);
 				// TODO: Reassign _index
 				item.parent = this;