diff --git a/css/jspsych.css b/css/jspsych.css
index 4f4f6680..8e0365be 100644
--- a/css/jspsych.css
+++ b/css/jspsych.css
@@ -211,6 +211,18 @@ button:hover {
     margin-right: auto;
 }
 
+/*
+ *
+ * PLUGIN: jspsych-visual-search-circle
+ *
+ */
+
+#jspsych-visual-search-circle-svg {
+    display: block;
+    margin-left: auto;
+    margin-right: auto;
+}
+
 /*
  *
  * PLUGIN: jspsych-single-stim
diff --git a/plugins/jspsych-visual-search-circle.js b/plugins/jspsych-visual-search-circle.js
index 44b6f3eb..434c2a08 100644
--- a/plugins/jspsych-visual-search-circle.js
+++ b/plugins/jspsych-visual-search-circle.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       }
 
       // get target to draw on
-      display_element.appent($('<svg id="jspsych-visual-search-circle-svg" width=' + paper_size + ' height=' + paper_size + '></svg>'))
+      display_element.append($('<svg id="jspsych-visual-search-circle-svg" width=' + paper_size + ' height=' + paper_size + '></svg>'));
       var paper = Snap('#jspsych-visual-search-circle-svg');
 
       show_fixation();