diff --git a/app/chrome/manifest.json b/app/chrome/manifest.json
index 51079ee..a4a6081 100644
--- a/app/chrome/manifest.json
+++ b/app/chrome/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "manifest_version": 2,
     "name": "JSON Editor",
-    "version": "2.1.0",
+    "version": "2.1.1",
     "description": "JSON Editor is a tool to view, edit, and format JSON. It shows your data in an editable treeview and in a code editor.",
     "app": {
         "urls": [
diff --git a/app/web/app.js b/app/web/app.js
index fff5f98..5a0b123 100644
--- a/app/web/app.js
+++ b/app/web/app.js
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ app.resize = function() {
         else {
             // both editor and formatter visible
             splitterLeft = width * value - splitterWidth / 2;
-            domSplitterDrag.innerHTML = '⋮';
+
+            // TODO: find a character with vertical dots that works on IE8 too, or use an image
+            var isIE8 = (jsoneditor.util.getInternetExplorerVersion() == 8);
+            domSplitterDrag.innerHTML = (!isIE8) ? '⋮' : '|';
             domSplitterDrag.title = 'Drag left or right to change the width of the panels';
         }
 
diff --git a/app/web/index.html b/app/web/index.html
index 14ece03..d4e1a45 100644
--- a/app/web/index.html
+++ b/app/web/index.html
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 
 <div id="footer">
     <div id="footer-inner">
-        <a href="http://jsoneditoronline.org" class="footer">JSON Editor Online 2.1.0</a>
+        <a href="http://jsoneditoronline.org" class="footer">JSON Editor Online 2.1.1</a>
         &bull;
         <a href="changelog.txt" target="_blank" class="footer">Changelog</a>
         &bull;
diff --git a/app/web/test.html b/app/web/test.html
index ff13710..9afefb1 100644
--- a/app/web/test.html
+++ b/app/web/test.html
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
 <div id="footer">
     <div id="footer-inner">
-        <a href="http://jsoneditoronline.org" class="footer">JSON Editor Online 2.1.0</a>
+        <a href="http://jsoneditoronline.org" class="footer">JSON Editor Online 2.1.1</a>
         &bull;
         <a href="../../changelog.txt" target="_blank" class="footer">Changelog</a>
         &bull;
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 7d6209f..c1cb05d 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <project name="jsoneditor-builder" default="main">
     <!-- the version number of must be updated here (according to changelog.txt) -->
-    <property name="version"    value="2.1.0"/>
+    <property name="version"    value="2.1.1"/>
 
     <!-- compression tools -->
     <property name="compressor" value="tools/yuicompressor-2.4.7.jar" />
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 0e97e1c..fafb38a 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 http://jsoneditoronline.org
 
 
+## 2013-03-11, version 2.1.1
+
+- Fixed an issue with console outputs on IE8, causing the editor not to work
+  at all on IE8.
+
+
 ## 2013-03-08, version 2.1.0
 
 - Replaced the plain text editor with code editor Ace, which brings in syntax
diff --git a/jsoneditor/js/util.js b/jsoneditor/js/util.js
index d0ea621..a9ae2a5 100644
--- a/jsoneditor/js/util.js
+++ b/jsoneditor/js/util.js
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ if (!Array.prototype.forEach) {
     }
 }
 
+// Old browsers do not have a console, so create a fake one in that case.
+if (typeof console === 'undefined') {
+    console = {
+        log: function () {}
+    };
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse JSON using the parser built-in in the browser.
  * On exception, the jsonString is validated and a detailed error is thrown.