diff --git a/tests/jquery.testHelper.js b/tests/jquery.testHelper.js
index ed4241b8..f69a0afb 100644
--- a/tests/jquery.testHelper.js
+++ b/tests/jquery.testHelper.js
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@
 			// invoke the function which should, in some fashion,
 			// trigger the defined event
 			fn(timedOut);
+		},
+
+		decorate: function(opts){
+			var thisVal = opts.this || window;
+
+			return function(){
+				var returnVal;
+				opts.before && opts.before.apply(thisVal, arguments);
+				returnVal = opts.fn.apply(thisVal, arguments);
+				opts.after && opts.after.apply(thisVal, arguments);
+
+				return returnVal;
+			};
 		}
 	};
 })(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/unit/select/index.html b/tests/unit/select/index.html
index 9581166b..a286ec73 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select/index.html
+++ b/tests/unit/select/index.html
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 	<script src="../jquery.setNameSpace.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../external/qunit.js"></script>
 	<script src="../../../tests/jquery.testHelper.js"></script>
+	<script src="../../../js"></script>
 	<script src="select_events.js"></script>
 	<script src="select_core.js"></script>
-	<script src="../../../js"></script>
 
 
 	<link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../themes/default/"/>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 <div id="foo"  data-nstest-role="page">
 	<div  data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-few-container">
-		<select name="select-choice-few" id="select-choice-few">
+		<select name="select-choice-few" id="select-choice-few" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="standard">Standard: 7 day</option>
 			<option value="rush">Rush: 3 days</option>
 			<option value="express">Express: next day</option>
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div  data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-global-native-container">
-		<select name="select-choice-global-native" id="select-choice-global-native">
+		<select name="select-choice-global-native" id="select-choice-global-native"  data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="standard">Standard: 7 day</option>
 			<option value="rush">Rush: 3 days</option>
 			<option value="express">Express: next day</option>
 			<option value="overnight">Overnight</option>
 		</select>
 	</div>
-	
+
 	<div  data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-many-container-1">
 		<label for="select-choice-many-1" class="select">Your state:</label>
-		<select name="select-choice-many-1" id="select-choice-many-1">
+		<select name="select-choice-many-1" id="select-choice-many-1" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
 			<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
 			<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 	<div  data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-many-container">
 		<label for="select-choice-many" class="select">Your state:</label>
-		<select name="select-choice-many" id="select-choice-many">
+		<select name="select-choice-many" id="select-choice-many" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
 			<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
 			<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
 	<div  data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-many-container-hash-check">
 		<label for="select-choice-many-hash-check" class="select">Your state:</label>
-		<select name="select-choice-many-hash-check" id="select-choice-many-hash-check">
+		<select name="select-choice-many-hash-check" id="select-choice-many-hash-check"  data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
 			<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
 			<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 
 	<div data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-choice-many-container-many-clicks">
 		<label for="select-choice-many-many-clicks" class="select">Your state:</label>
-		<select name="select-choice-many-many-clicks" id="select-choice-many-many-clicks">
+		<select name="select-choice-many-many-clicks" id="select-choice-many-many-clicks"  data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
 			<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
 			<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
 			}
 		</style>
 
-		<select name="select-choice-few" id="select-offscreen">
+		<select name="select-choice-few" id="select-offscreen" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="standard">Standard: 7 day</option>
 			<option value="rush">Rush: 3 days</option>
 			<option value="express">Express: next day</option>
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div data-nstest-role="fieldcontain" id="select-long-option-label-container">
-		<select name="select-long-option-label" id="select-long-option-label">
+		<select name="select-long-option-label" id="select-long-option-label" data-nstest-native-menu="false">
 			<option value="short">Choice 1</option>
 			<option value="long">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</option>
 	    </select>
diff --git a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
index f489db8f..83e8b33e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
+++ b/tests/unit/select/select_core.js
@@ -3,46 +3,59 @@
  */
 
 (function($){
-	var libName = "jquery.mobile.forms.select.js";
-
-	$(document).bind("mobileinit", function(){
-		$.mobile.selectmenu.prototype.options.nativeMenu = false;
-	});
+	var libName = "jquery.mobile.forms.select.js",
+			originalDefaultDialogTrans = $.mobile.defaultDialogTransition,
+			originalDefTransitionHandler = $.mobile.defaultTransitionHandler;
 
 	module(libName, {
-		teardown: function(){ location.hash = ""; }
+		teardown: function(){
+			location.hash = "";
+			$.mobile.defaultDialogTransition = originalDefaultDialogTrans;
+			$.mobile.defaultTransitionHandler = originalDefTransitionHandler;
+		}
 	});
-	
+
 	asyncTest( "a large select menu should use the default dialog transition", function(){
-		var select = $("#select-choice-many-container-1 a"),
-			prevDefault = $.mobile.defaultDialogTransition;
-			
-			//set to something else	
-			$.mobile.defaultDialogTransition = "fooz";
-		
-		$.testHelper.sequence([
+		var select = $("#select-choice-many-container-1 a");
+
+		//set to something else
+
+		$.mobile.defaultTransitionHandler = $.testHelper.decorate({
+			fn: $.mobile.defaultTransitionHandler,
+
+			before: function(name){
+				same(name, $.mobile.defaultDialogTransition);
+			}
+		});
+
+    setTimeout(function(){
+		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
 			function(){
 				// bring up the dialog
 				select.trigger("click");
-				ok( $("#select-choice-many-1-menu").closest(".ui-page").hasClass( $.mobile.defaultDialogTransition ) );
-				$("#select-choice-many-1").selectmenu("close");
 			},
-			
+
+			function(){
+        $.mobile.activePage.find(".ui-header .ui-btn").click();
+			},
+
 			function(){
 				start();
 			}
-		], 500);
+		]);
+    }, 1000);
 	});
 
 	asyncTest( "a large select menu should come up in a dialog many times", function(){
 		var menu, select = $("#select-choice-many-container a");
 
-		$.testHelper.sequence([
+		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
 			function(){
 				// bring up the dialog
 				select.trigger("click");
 			},
 
+
 			function(){
 				menu = $("#select-choice-many-menu");
 				same(menu.closest('.ui-dialog').length, 1);
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@
 
 			function(){
 				// select and close the dialog
-				$("#select-choice-many-menu").selectmenu("close");
+				$.mobile.activePage.find(".ui-header .ui-btn").click();
 			},
 
 			function(){
@@ -59,25 +72,29 @@
 			},
 
 			function(){
-				same(menu.closest('.ui-dialog').length, 1);
-					$("#select-choice-many-menu").selectmenu("close");
+				$.mobile.activePage.find(".ui-header .ui-btn").click();
 			},
+
 			function(){
 				start();
 			}
-		], 500);
+		]);
 	});
 
 	asyncTest( "custom select menu always renders screen from the left", function(){
 		expect( 1 );
 		var select = $("ul#select-offscreen-menu");
 
-		$("#select-offscreen-container a").trigger("click");
+		$.testHelper.sequence([
+			function(){
+				$("#select-offscreen-container a").trigger("click");
+			},
 
-		setTimeout(function(){
-			ok(select.offset().left >= 30);
-			start();
-		}, 1000);
+			function(){
+				ok(select.offset().left >= 30);
+				start();
+			}
+		], 1000);
 	});
 
 	asyncTest( "selecting an item from a dialog sized custom select menu leaves no dialog hash key", function(){
@@ -85,12 +102,12 @@
 
 		$.testHelper.pageSequence([
 			function(){
-				$("#select-choice-many-container-hash-check a").trigger("click");
+				$("#select-choice-many-container-hash-check a").click();
 			},
 
 			function(){
 				ok(location.hash.indexOf(dialogHashKey) > -1);
-				$(".ui-page-active li:first a").trigger("click");
+				$.mobile.activePage.find(".ui-header .ui-btn").click();
 			},
 
 			function(){
@@ -100,17 +117,17 @@
 		]);
 	});
 
- 	asyncTest( "dialog sized select menu opened many times remains a dialog", function(){
+	asyncTest( "dialog sized select menu opened many times remains a dialog", function(){
 		var dialogHashKey = "ui-state=dialog",
 
 				openDialogSequence = [
 					function(){
-						$("#select-choice-many-container-many-clicks a").trigger("vclick");
+						$("#select-choice-many-container-many-clicks a").click();
 					},
 
 					function(){
 						ok(location.hash.indexOf(dialogHashKey) > -1, "hash should have the dialog hash key");
-						$(".ui-page-active li").trigger("click");
+						$(".ui-page-active li").click();
 					}
 				],
 
@@ -141,7 +158,7 @@
 			function() {
 				menu = $(".ui-selectmenu-list");
 
-				equal(menu.width(), menu.find("li:nth-child(2) .ui-btn-text").width(), "ui-btn-text element should not overflow")
+				equal(menu.width(), menu.find("li:nth-child(2) .ui-btn-text").width(), "ui-btn-text element should not overflow");
 				start();
 			}
 		], 500);