diff --git a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
index a9fcfda3..eb1fd890 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class Element:
             child = js.document.createElement("div")
             self.element.appendChild(child)
 
-        if self.element.children:
+        if append and self.element.children:
             out_element = self.element.children[-1]
         else:
             out_element = self.element
diff --git a/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_display.py b/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_display.py
index ad7fbecb..05825a6d 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_display.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/tests/integration/test_02_display.py
@@ -219,6 +219,31 @@ class TestOutput(PyScriptTest):
         pattern = r'<py-script id="py-.*">world</py-script>'
         assert re.search(pattern, inner_html)
 
+    def test_display_multiple_append_false_with_target(self):
+        self.pyscript_run(
+            """
+            <div id="circle-div"></div>
+            <py-script>
+                class Circle:
+                    r = 0
+                    def _repr_svg_(self):
+                        return f'<svg height="{self.r*2}" width="{self.r*2}"><circle cx="{self.r}" cy="{self.r}" r="{self.r}" fill="red" /></svg>' # noqa: E501
+
+                circle = Circle()
+
+                circle.r += 5
+                display(circle, target="circle-div", append=False)
+                circle.r += 5
+                display(circle, target="circle-div", append=False)
+            </py-script>
+        """
+        )
+        innerhtml = self.page.locator("id=circle-div").inner_html()
+        assert (
+            innerhtml
+            == '<svg height="20" width="20"><circle cx="10" cy="10" r="10" fill="red"></circle></svg>'  # noqa: E501
+        )
+
     def test_display_list_dict_tuple(self):
         self.pyscript_run(
             """
@@ -353,8 +378,5 @@ class TestOutput(PyScriptTest):
             """
         )
 
-        # TODO: This seems to be a py-script tag, should it?
-        rendered_img_src = self.page.locator("#py-internal-0 > img").get_attribute(
-            "src"
-        )
+        rendered_img_src = self.page.locator("img").get_attribute("src")
         assert rendered_img_src == expected_img_src