diff --git a/tests/unit/degradeInputs/degradeInputs.js b/tests/unit/degradeInputs/degradeInputs.js
index 487a6934..fef36d6d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/degradeInputs/degradeInputs.js
+++ b/tests/unit/degradeInputs/degradeInputs.js
@@ -9,27 +9,35 @@
 		same($('input#not-to-be-degraded').attr("type"), "range");
 	});
 
-	test('should degrade input type to a different type, as specified in page options', function(){
+	asyncTest('should degrade input type to a different type, as specified in page options', function(){
 		var degradeInputs = $.mobile.page.prototype.options.degradeInputs;
 
 		expect( degradeInputs.length );
 
-		// Initialize dialog page
-		$.mobile.changePage($('#dialog'));
-		$.mobile.changePage($('#page'));
+		// NOTE the initial page is already enhanced (or expected to be) so we load the dialog to enhance it
+		// and _expect_ that the default page will remain "unreaped". This will break if that assumption changes
+		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
+			function() {
+				$.mobile.changePage( "#dialog" );
+			},
 
-		$.each(degradeInputs, function( oldType, newType ) {
-			if (newType === false) {
-				newType = oldType;
+			function() {
+				$.each(degradeInputs, function( oldType, newType ) {
+					if (newType === false) {
+						newType = oldType;
+					}
+
+					$('#page-test-container').html('<input type="' + oldType + '" />').trigger("create");
+
+					same($('#page-test-container input').attr("type"), newType, "type attr on page is: " + newType);
+
+					$('#dialog-test-container').html('<input type="' + oldType + '" />').trigger("create");
+
+					same($('#dialog-test-container input').attr("type"), newType, "type attr on dialog is: " + newType);
+				});
+
+				start();
 			}
-
-			$('#page-test-container').html('<input type="' + oldType + '" />').trigger("create");
-
-			same($('#page-test-container input').attr("type"), newType);
-
-			$('#dialog-test-container').html('<input type="' + oldType + '" />').trigger("create");
-
-			same($('#dialog-test-container input').attr("type"), newType);
-		});
+		]);
 	});
 })(jQuery);
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