diff --git a/resources/js/code/index.mjs b/resources/js/code/index.mjs
index d252f8f41..ab31e3f74 100644
--- a/resources/js/code/index.mjs
+++ b/resources/js/code/index.mjs
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ function highlightElem(elem) {
     const content = elem.textContent.trimEnd();
 
     let langName = '';
+    let innerCodeDirection = '';
     if (innerCodeElem !== null) {
         langName = innerCodeElem.className.replace('language-', '');
+        innerCodeDirection = innerCodeElem.getAttribute('dir');
     }
 
     const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
     elem.parentNode.insertBefore(wrapper, elem);
 
-    const direction = innerCodeElem.getAttribute('dir') || elem.getAttribute('dir') || '';
+    const direction = innerCodeDirection || elem.getAttribute('dir') || '';
     if (direction) {
         wrapper.setAttribute('dir', direction);
     }