diff --git a/tests/jquery.testHelper.js b/tests/jquery.testHelper.js
@@ -55,6 +55,22 @@
 			}
 		},
 
+		pushStateRedirect: function( filename ) {
+			var search, pairs = [];
+
+			search = location.search.replace( "?", "");
+
+			if( search ){
+				pairs = search.split( "&" );
+			}
+
+			pairs.push( "push-state=false" );
+
+			location.href = location.href.toString()
+				 .replace(/\/[^\/]*\?|\/[^\/]*$/, "/" + filename )
+				 .replace( search, "") + "?" + pairs.join( "&" );
+		},
+
 		reloads: {},
 
 		reloadModule: function(libName){

diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/index.html b/tests/unit/listview/index.html
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 	<script src="../jquery.setNameSpace.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../jquery.testHelper.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../external/qunit.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    // redirects from push-state-tests.html
+    $( document ).bind( 'mobileinit', function(){
+      $.testHelper.setPushState();
+    });
+  </script>
 	<script>
 		$.testHelper.asyncLoad([
 			[

diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js b/tests/unit/listview/listview_core.js
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@
 
 	asyncTest( "should go back to top level when the back button is clicked", function() {
 		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
+			function(){
+				$.mobile.changePage("#nested-list-test");
+			},
+
 			function(){
 				$.mobile.changePage("#nested-list-test&ui-page=0-0");
 			},
@@ -158,8 +162,8 @@
 				window.history.back();
 			},
 
-			function(){
-				ok($('#nested-list-test').hasClass('ui-page-active'), 'Transitions back to the parent nested page');
+			function( timeout ){
+				ok($.mobile.activePage.is('#nested-list-test'), 'Transitions back to the parent nested page');
 				start();
 			}
 		]);

diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/listview_pushstate.js b/tests/unit/listview/listview_pushstate.js
diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/push-state-disabled-tests.html b/tests/unit/listview/push-state-disabled-tests.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <!-- forces the base-tests into a push state disabled run and allows for
+       the test suite runner to pick it up as a seperate test set. See test/unit/ls.php,
+       test/unit/runner.js, base-tests.html, and tests/jquery.testHelper.js for more. -->
+	<script src="../../../js/jquery.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery.testHelper.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+		$.testHelper.pushStateRedirect( "./" );
+	</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/tests/unit/listview/pushstate-tests.html b/tests/unit/listview/pushstate-tests.html
diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/push-state-disabled-base-tests.html b/tests/unit/navigation/push-state-disabled-base-tests.html
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
   <!-- forces the base-tests into a push state disabled run and allows for
        the test suite runner to pick it up as a seperate test set. See test/unit/ls.php,
        test/unit/runner.js, base-tests.html, and tests/jquery.testHelper.js for more. -->
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url='base-tests.html?push-state=false'"></meta>
+	<script src="../../../js/jquery.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery.testHelper.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+		$.testHelper.pushStateRedirect( "base-tests.html" );
+	</script>
 </head>
 <body>
 </body>

diff --git a/tests/unit/navigation/push-state-disabled-tests.html b/tests/unit/navigation/push-state-disabled-tests.html
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
   <!-- forces the base-tests into a push state disabled run and allows for
        the test suite runner to pick it up as a seperate test set. See test/unit/ls.php,
        test/unit/runner.js, base-tests.html, and tests/jquery.testHelper.js for more. -->
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url='./?push-state=false'"></meta>
+	<script src="../../../js/jquery.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../jquery.testHelper.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+		$.testHelper.pushStateRedirect( "./" );
+	</script>
 </head>
 <body>
 </body>