diff --git a/example/Controls/features/step_definitions/table_deletion_steps.rb b/example/Controls/features/step_definitions/table_deletion_steps.rb
index 9f5b65b8..662180d0 100644
--- a/example/Controls/features/step_definitions/table_deletion_steps.rb
+++ b/example/Controls/features/step_definitions/table_deletion_steps.rb
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@
 end
 
 When /^I should see the confirm deletion button$/ do
-    check_element_exists("view:'UITableViewCellDeleteConfirmationControl'")
+    check_element_exists_and_is_visible("view:'UITableViewCellDeleteConfirmationControl'")
 end
 
 When /^I should not see the confirm deletion button$/ do
-    check_element_does_not_exist("view:'UITableViewCellDeleteConfirmationControl'")
+    check_element_does_not_exist_or_is_not_visible("view:'UITableViewCellDeleteConfirmationControl'")
 end
 
 Then /^I should not see an "(.*?)" button$/ do |button_mark|
-    check_element_does_not_exist("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
+    check_element_does_not_exist_or_is_not_visible("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
 end
 
 Then /^I should see an "(.*?)" button$/ do |button_mark|
-    check_element_exists("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
+    check_element_exists_and_is_visible("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
 end
 
 Then /^I should not see a "(.*?)" button$/ do |button_mark|
-    check_element_does_not_exist("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
+    check_element_does_not_exist_or_is_not_visible("button marked:'#{button_mark}'")
 end
diff --git a/example/Controls/features/ui_table.feature b/example/Controls/features/ui_table.feature
index cdeb7792..0797c038 100644
--- a/example/Controls/features/ui_table.feature
+++ b/example/Controls/features/ui_table.feature
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Scenario: delete with swipe
  And I should see "Moe"
 
 Scenario: delete with edit mode
- When I touch "Edit"
+ When I put the table in edit mode
  And I touch the delete edit control for the table view cell "Moe"
  Then I should see the confirm deletion button
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Scenario: delete with swipe ends edit mode
  Then I should not see a "Done" button
 
 Scenario: deleting in edit mode does not end edit mode
- When I touch "Edit"
+ When I put the table in edit mode
  Then I should see a "Done" button
  And I should not see an "Edit" button
 
diff --git a/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/core_frank_steps.rb b/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/core_frank_steps.rb
index 0d9d9b5e..0aff8ba4 100644
--- a/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/core_frank_steps.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/core_frank_steps.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 Then /^I should not see "([^\"]*)"$/ do |expected_mark|
   quote = get_selector_quote(expected_mark)
-  check_element_does_not_exist("view marked:#{quote}#{expected_mark}#{quote}")
+  check_element_does_not_exist_or_is_not_visible("view marked:#{quote}#{expected_mark}#{quote}")
 end
 
 Then /I should see the following:/ do |table|
diff --git a/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/frank_helper.rb b/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/frank_helper.rb
index 82936f2e..63d3fdb7 100644
--- a/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/frank_helper.rb
+++ b/gem/lib/frank-cucumber/frank_helper.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ def check_element_exists( selector )
     element_exists( selector ).should be_true
   end
 
+  def check_element_exists_and_is_visible( selector )
+    element_is_not_hidden( selector ).should be_true
+  end
+
   # Assert whether there are no views in the current view heirarchy which match the specified selector.
   # @param [String] selector a view selector.
   # @raise an rspec exception if the assertion fails
@@ -111,6 +115,10 @@ def check_element_does_not_exist( selector )
     element_exists( selector ).should be_false
   end
 
+  def check_element_does_not_exist_or_is_not_visible( selector )
+    element_is_not_hidden( selector ).should be_false
+  end
+
   # Indicate whether there are any views in the current view heirarchy which contain the specified accessibility label.
   # @param [String] expected_mark the expected accessibility label
   # @return [Boolean]
@@ -201,8 +209,8 @@ def wait_for_nothing_to_be_animating( timeout = false )
   #
   # a better name for this method would be element_exists_and_is_not_hidden
   def element_is_not_hidden(selector)
-     matches = frankly_map( selector, 'isHidden' )
-     matches.delete(true)
+     matches = frankly_map( selector, 'FEX_isVisible' )
+     matches.delete(false)
      !matches.empty?
   end