diff --git a/src/LaravelHtmlTableGenerator.php b/src/LaravelHtmlTableGenerator.php
index ecb1e2f..da5d373 100644
--- a/src/LaravelHtmlTableGenerator.php
+++ b/src/LaravelHtmlTableGenerator.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ private  function _generate(array $header, $model_or_array, $limit = NULL,array
 
                 if(!is_null($this->_caption))
                 {
-                        $output .= "$output<caption>{$this->_caption}</caption>";
+                        $output .= "<caption>{$this->_caption}</caption>";
                 }
                 
                 $output .= $this->_header($header);