foo.diff

diff --git a/src/layout-view.js b/src/layout-view.js
index 9c85195..9064053 100644
--- a/src/layout-view.js
+++ b/src/layout-view.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Marionette.LayoutView = Marionette.ItemView.extend({
     options = options || {};
 
     this._firstRender = true;
+    this._ensureElement();
     this._initializeRegions(options);
 
     // At this point since this view's $el is not constructed,
@@ -25,14 +26,14 @@ Marionette.LayoutView = Marionette.ItemView.extend({
     // Now that this view's $el is constructed,
     // and the regions' 'getEl' method is overridden,
     // scope all regions to this view's $el (the parent view).
-    this.regionManager.each(function(region) {
-      if (!_.isObject(region.el)) {
-        region.$el = region.getEl(region.el);
-        if (region.$el.length > 0) {
-          region.el = region.$el[0];
-        }
-      }
-    });
+    // this.regionManager.each(function(region) {
+    //   if (!_.isObject(region.el)) {
+    //     region.$el = region.getEl(region.el);
+    //     if (region.$el.length > 0) {
+    //       region.el = region.$el[0];
+    //     }
+    //   }
+    // });
   },
 
   // LayoutView's render will use the existing region objects the
diff --git a/src/region.js b/src/region.js
index fb5e1c6..1effed0 100644
--- a/src/region.js
+++ b/src/region.js
@@ -274,6 +274,18 @@ Marionette.Region = Marionette.Object.extend({
       options.el = regionConfig.selector;
     }
 
+    if (options.el && regionConfig.parentEl) {
+      var parentEl = _.result(regionConfig, 'parentEl');
+
+      var $el = parentEl.find(options.el);
+      if ($el.length > 0) {
+        options.el = $el[0];
+      }
+    }
+
     var region = new RegionClass(options);
 
     // override the `getEl` function if we have a parentEl
diff --git a/test/unit/layout-view.spec.js b/test/unit/layout-view.spec.js
index 10b9fd4..36f947c 100644
--- a/test/unit/layout-view.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/layout-view.spec.js
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ describe('layoutView', function() {
             regionOne: '.region-one'
           }
         });
+
         this.layoutViewInstance = new this.LayoutView();
         var $specNode = $(".region-hash-no-template-spec");
         this.$inScopeRegion =  $specNode.children(".some-layout-view").children(".region-one");