diff --git a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_options.js b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_options.js
index 28b55888c..a870b9857 100644
--- a/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/selectmenu/selectmenu_options.js
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 
 module( "selectmenu: options" );
 
-test( "appendTo another element", function () {
-	expect( 9 );
-
-	var detached = $( "<div>" ),
-		element = $( "#speed" ).selectmenu();
-	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ], document.body, "defaults to body" );
+test( "appendTo: null", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
+	var element = $( "#speed" ).selectmenu();
+	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ],document.body,
+		"defaults to body" );
 	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
+});
+
+test( "appendTo: explicit", function() {
+	expect( 6 );
+	var detached = $( "<div>" ),
+		element = $( "#speed" );
 
 	element.selectmenu({
 		appendTo: ".selectmenu-wrap"
@@ -17,17 +22,6 @@ test( "appendTo another element", function () {
 	equal( $( "#selectmenu-wrap2 .ui-selectmenu" ).length, 0, "only appends to one element" );
 	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
 
-	$( "#selectmenu-wrap2" ).addClass( "ui-front" );
-	element.selectmenu();
-	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ], $( "#selectmenu-wrap2" )[ 0 ], "null, inside .ui-front" );
-	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
-
-	element.selectmenu({
-		appendTo: $()
-	});
-	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ], $( "#selectmenu-wrap2" )[ 0 ], "empty jQuery object, inside .ui-front" );
-	$( "#selectmenu-wrap2" ).removeClass( "ui-front" );
-
 	element.selectmenu().selectmenu( "option", "appendTo", "#selectmenu-wrap1" );
 	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ], $( "#selectmenu-wrap1" )[ 0 ], "modified after init" );
 	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
@@ -49,6 +43,23 @@ test( "appendTo another element", function () {
 	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
 });
 
+test( "appendTo: ui-front", function() {
+	expect( 2 );
+	var element = $( "#speed" );
+
+	$( "#selectmenu-wrap2" ).addClass( "ui-front" );
+	element.selectmenu();
+	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ],
+		$( "#selectmenu-wrap2" )[ 0 ], "null, inside .ui-front" );
+	element.selectmenu( "destroy" );
+
+	element.selectmenu({
+		appendTo: $()
+	});
+	equal( element.selectmenu( "menuWidget" ).parent().parent()[ 0 ],
+		$( "#selectmenu-wrap2" )[ 0 ], "empty jQuery object, inside .ui-front" );
+});
+
 
 test( "CSS styles", function () {
 	expect( 2 );