diff --git a/tests/visual/spinner.html b/tests/visual/spinner.html
index f5b441e26..c3f12ad29 100644
--- a/tests/visual/spinner.html
+++ b/tests/visual/spinner.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $(function(){
 			// Two methods of adding external items to the spinner
 			//
 			// method 1: on initalisation call the add method directly and format html manually
-			init: function(ui) {
+			init: function(e, ui) {
 				for (var i=0; i<itemList.length; i++) {
 					ui.add('<a href="'+ itemList[i].url +'" target="_blank">'+ itemList[i].title +'</a>');
 				}
diff --git a/ui/ui.spinner.js b/ui/ui.spinner.js
index 572611b5d..94e2e00f2 100644
--- a/ui/ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/ui.spinner.js
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ $.widget('ui.spinner', {
 		if($.data(this.element[0], 'spinner')) return;
 		
 		// check for Init callback
-		if (this.options.init) {
-			this.options.init(this.ui(null));
-		}
+		this._trigger('init', null, this.ui(null));
 		
 		// perform data bind on generic objects
 		if (typeof this.options.items[0] == 'object' && !this.element.is('input')) {