diff --git a/tachys/src/view/iterators.rs b/tachys/src/view/iterators.rs
index 32efde5252..c5041b2f7a 100644
--- a/tachys/src/view/iterators.rs
+++ b/tachys/src/view/iterators.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ where
         if let Some(first) = self.states.first() {
             first.insert_before_this(child)
         } else {
-            false
+            self.marker.insert_before_this(child)
         }
     }
 }