diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TreeNodeController.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TreeNodeController.js
index a804ddabff..64e040ee89 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TreeNodeController.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/controllers/TreeNodeController.js
@@ -171,9 +171,10 @@ define(
                     // If this object is the same as the model's selected object
                     // Same being them having the same ID (this allows different
                     // instances of the same thing to be recognized as the same)
-                    return $scope.ngModel.selectedObject.getId() === $scope.domainObject.getId();
+                    return getId($scope.ngModel.selectedObject) === getId($scope.domainObject);
                     
-                    // TODO: Check to make sure this change doesn't break anything. 
+                    // TODO: Check to make sure this change doesn't break 
+                    //       anything/find a better way to do this
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/platform/features/search/src/SearchAggregator.js b/platform/features/search/src/SearchAggregator.js
index 361ddfe446..9fefb45d87 100644
--- a/platform/features/search/src/SearchAggregator.js
+++ b/platform/features/search/src/SearchAggregator.js
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ define(
                 },
                 
                 /**
-                 * The latest search results that have been calculated. The 
-                 *   format of the returned objects are searchResult objects, 
-                 *   which have the members id, object, and score. This array 
-                 *   is updated constantly. 
+                 * An array containing the latest search results that have been 
+                 *   calculated. The format of the returned objects are searchResult 
+                 *   objects, which have the members id, object, and score. This 
+                 *   array is updated often. 
                  */
                 latestResults: latestMergedResults,