diff --git a/packages/axe-core-capybara/lib/axe-capybara.rb b/packages/axe-core-capybara/lib/axe-capybara.rb
index eea79426..85b232b7 100644
--- a/packages/axe-core-capybara/lib/axe-capybara.rb
+++ b/packages/axe-core-capybara/lib/axe-capybara.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ def self.configure(browser = :firefox)
   private
 
   def self.get_driver(browserSymbol)
-    Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new(browserSymbol)
+    Capybara::Selenium::Driver.new nil, :browser => browserSymbol
   end
 end
diff --git a/packages/axe-core-capybara/spec/axe-capybara_spec.rb b/packages/axe-core-capybara/spec/axe-capybara_spec.rb
index f01371ff..388308d4 100644
--- a/packages/axe-core-capybara/spec/axe-capybara_spec.rb
+++ b/packages/axe-core-capybara/spec/axe-capybara_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
       }.to yield_with_args(actual)
     end
 
+    # Default is firefox, so we can just check that we can override the default
+    it "sets browser" do
+      driver = AxeCapybara.configure(:chrome) do
+      end
+      is_chrome = driver.page.execute_script "return !!window.chrome"
+      expect(is_chrome).to be true
+    end
+
     it "should yield configuration with specified jslib path" do
       different_axe_path = "different-axe-path/axe.js"