diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/TypeTracking.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/TypeTracking.qll
index 896f0177ec3..12aa8d09ed1 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/TypeTracking.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/dataflow/TypeTracking.qll
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class TypeBackTracker extends TTypeBackTracker {
    *   result = < some API call >.getArgument(< n >)
    *   or
    *   exists (DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 |
-   *     t = t2.smallstep(result, myType(t2))
+   *     t2 = t.smallstep(result, myType(t2))
    *   )
    * }
    *
diff --git a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/dataflow/UnsafeHtmlConstructionCustomizations.qll b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/dataflow/UnsafeHtmlConstructionCustomizations.qll
index d594da271b8..fd549429e4a 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/dataflow/UnsafeHtmlConstructionCustomizations.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/lib/semmle/javascript/security/dataflow/UnsafeHtmlConstructionCustomizations.qll
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ module UnsafeHtmlConstruction {
     t.start() and
     result = sink
     or
-    exists(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 | t = t2.smallstep(result, isUsedInXssSink(t2, sink)))
+    exists(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 | t2 = t.smallstep(result, isUsedInXssSink(t2, sink)))
     or
     exists(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 |
       t.continue() = t2 and
diff --git a/javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/ImproperCodeSanitization.ql b/javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/ImproperCodeSanitization.ql
index 886c78b0161..694e827ba41 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/ImproperCodeSanitization.ql
+++ b/javascript/ql/src/Security/CWE-094/ImproperCodeSanitization.ql
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private DataFlow::Node endsInCodeInjectionSink(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t) {
     not result instanceof StringOps::ConcatenationRoot // the heuristic CodeInjection sink looks for string-concats, we are not interrested in those here.
   )
   or
-  exists(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 | t = t2.smallstep(result, endsInCodeInjectionSink(t2)))
+  exists(DataFlow::TypeBackTracker t2 | t2 = t.smallstep(result, endsInCodeInjectionSink(t2)))
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/UnsafeHtmlConstruction.expected b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/UnsafeHtmlConstruction.expected
index c604f4ab2d2..94f1fe314b0 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/UnsafeHtmlConstruction.expected
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/UnsafeHtmlConstruction.expected
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ nodes
 | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val |
 | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val |
 | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val |
+| main.js:89:21:89:21 | x |
+| main.js:90:23:90:23 | x |
+| main.js:90:23:90:23 | x |
+| main.js:93:43:93:43 | x |
+| main.js:93:43:93:43 | x |
+| main.js:94:31:94:31 | x |
 | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s |
 | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s |
 | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s |
@@ -115,6 +121,11 @@ edges
 | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val |
 | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val |
 | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val |
+| main.js:89:21:89:21 | x | main.js:90:23:90:23 | x |
+| main.js:89:21:89:21 | x | main.js:90:23:90:23 | x |
+| main.js:93:43:93:43 | x | main.js:94:31:94:31 | x |
+| main.js:93:43:93:43 | x | main.js:94:31:94:31 | x |
+| main.js:94:31:94:31 | x | main.js:89:21:89:21 | x |
 | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s |
 | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s |
 | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s |
@@ -141,5 +152,6 @@ edges
 | main.js:62:19:62:31 | settings.name | main.js:56:28:56:34 | options | main.js:62:19:62:31 | settings.name | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | main.js:62:19:62:31 | settings.name | HTML construction | main.js:56:28:56:34 | options | library input | main.js:62:11:62:40 | "<b>" + ...  "</b>" | cross-site scripting |
 | main.js:67:63:67:69 | attrVal | main.js:66:35:66:41 | attrVal | main.js:67:63:67:69 | attrVal | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | main.js:67:63:67:69 | attrVal | HTML construction | main.js:66:35:66:41 | attrVal | library input | main.js:67:47:67:78 | "<img a ...  "\\"/>" | cross-site scripting |
 | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | main.js:81:35:81:37 | val | HTML construction | main.js:79:34:79:36 | val | library input | main.js:81:24:81:49 | "<span> ... /span>" | cross-site scripting |
+| main.js:90:23:90:23 | x | main.js:93:43:93:43 | x | main.js:90:23:90:23 | x | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | main.js:90:23:90:23 | x | HTML construction | main.js:93:43:93:43 | x | library input | main.js:94:20:94:32 | createHTML(x) | cross-site scripting |
 | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | typed.ts:2:29:2:29 | s | HTML construction | typed.ts:1:39:1:39 | s | library input | typed.ts:3:31:3:34 | html | cross-site scripting |
 | typed.ts:8:40:8:40 | s | typed.ts:6:43:6:43 | s | typed.ts:8:40:8:40 | s | $@ based on $@ might later cause $@. | typed.ts:8:40:8:40 | s | HTML construction | typed.ts:6:43:6:43 | s | library input | typed.ts:8:29:8:52 | "<span> ... /span>" | cross-site scripting |
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/main.js b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/main.js
index 1547ae86b24..2e9d344b1f3 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/main.js
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-079/UnsafeHtmlConstruction/main.js
@@ -85,3 +85,11 @@ module.exports.types = function (val) {
         $("#foo").html("<span>" + val + "</span>"); // OK
     }
 }
+
+function createHTML(x) {
+    return "<span>" + x + "</span>"; // NOT OK
+}
+
+module.exports.usesCreateHTML = function (x) {
+    $("#foo").html(createHTML(x));
+}
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