diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
index 8fd85a85123..99d5b591cbb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_events.js
@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@ module( "selectmenu: events", {
 
 test( "change", function () {
 	expect( 4 );
+	
+	var that = this;
 
 	this.element.selectmenu({
 		change: function ( event, ui ) {
 			ok( event, "change event fired on change" );
 			equal( event.type, "selectmenuchange", "event type set to selectmenuchange" );
-			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ].nodeName.toLowerCase(), "option", "ui.item.element[ 0 ] points to original option element" );
-			equal( ui.item.value, value, "ui.item.value property updated correctly" );
+			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ], options.eq( ui.item.index )[ 0 ], "ui.item.element contains original option element" );
+			equal( ui.item.value, options.eq( ui.item.index ).text(), "ui.item.value property updated correctly" );
 		}
 	});
 
 	var button = this.element.selectmenu( "widget" ),
 		menu = this.element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent(),
-		value = this.element.find( "option" ).first().text();
+		options = this.element.find( "option" );
 
 	button.simulate( "focus" ).simulate( "click" );
 	menu.find( "a" ).first().simulate( "mouseover" ).simulate( "click" );
@@ -44,13 +46,14 @@ test( "close", function () {
 test( "focus", function () {
 	expect( 3 );
 
-	var button, menu, links;
+	var button, menu, links,
+		options = this.element.find( "option" );
 
 	this.element.selectmenu({
 		focus: function ( event, ui ) {
 			ok( event, "focus event fired on mouseover" );
 			equal( event.type, "selectmenufocus", "event type set to selectmenufocus" );
-			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ].nodeName.toLowerCase(), "option", "ui points to original option element" );
+			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ], options.eq( ui.item.index )[ 0 ], "ui.item.element contains original option element" );
 		}
 	});
 
@@ -89,12 +92,13 @@ test( "select", function () {
 		select: function ( event, ui ) {
 			ok( event, "select event fired on item select" );
 			equal( event.type, "selectmenuselect", "event type set to selectmenuselect" );
-			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ].nodeName.toLowerCase(), "option", "ui points to original option element" );
+			equal( ui.item.element[ 0 ], options.eq( ui.item.index )[ 0 ], "ui.item.element contains original option element" );
 		}
 	});
 
 	var button = this.element.selectmenu( "widget" ),
-		menu = this.element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent();
+		menu = this.element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent(),
+		options = this.element.find( "option" );
 
 	button.simulate( "focus" ).simulate( "click" );
 	menu.find( "a" ).first().simulate( "mouseover" ).simulate( "click" );