diff --git a/tests/spinner.js b/tests/spinner.js
index 548d79e17..6bef26cd2 100644
--- a/tests/spinner.js
+++ b/tests/spinner.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ test("keydown on input with options", function() {
 	el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP})
 		.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP});
 
-	equals(el.val(), 60, "Stepping 10 on 50");
+	equals(el.val(), 60, "stepping 10 on 50");
 
 	el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_END})
 		.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_END});
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test("currency and decimal options", function() {
 	el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP})
 		.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP});
 
-	equals(el.val(), "$0.30", "Stepping 0.30");
+	equals(el.val(), "$0.30", "stepping 0.30");
 
 	el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_END})
 		.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_END});
@@ -180,6 +180,27 @@ test("currency and decimal options", function() {
 
 	equals(el.val(), "-$14.00", "keydown 120 times");
 
+});
+
+test("decimal options", function() {
+	expect(3);
+
+	el = $("#spin").spinner({ currency:false, incremental:false, stepping:0.7 });
+
+	equals(el.val(), "0.0", "start number");
+
+	el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_DOWN})
+		.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_DOWN});
+
+	equals(el.val(), "-0.7", "stepping 0.7");
+
+	for ( var i = 1 ; i<=11 ; i++ ) {
+		el.simulate("keydown",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP});
+	}
+
+	el.simulate("keyup",{keyCode:$.simulate.VK_UP});
+
+	equals(el.val(), "7.0", "keydown 11 times");
 
 });
 
@@ -235,19 +256,19 @@ test("mouse click on buttons", function() {
 
 	$(".ui-spinner-up").trigger("mousedown").trigger("mouseup");
 
-	equals(el.val(), 1, "Mouse click to up");
+	equals(el.val(), 1, "mouse click to up");
 
 	$(".ui-spinner-up").trigger("dblclick");
 
-	equals(el.val(), 2, "Mouse double click to up");
+	equals(el.val(), 2, "mouse double click to up");
 
 	$(".ui-spinner-down").trigger("mousedown").trigger("mouseup");
 
-	equals(el.val(), 1, "Mouse click to down");
+	equals(el.val(), 1, "mouse click to down");
 
 	$(".ui-spinner-down").trigger("dblclick");
 
-	equals(el.val(), 0, "Mouse double click to down");
+	equals(el.val(), 0, "mouse double click to down");
 
 
 });
diff --git a/ui/ui.spinner.js b/ui/ui.spinner.js
index 5d322bbc1..c4820e227 100644
--- a/ui/ui.spinner.js
+++ b/ui/ui.spinner.js
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@
 
 $.widget('ui.spinner', {
 	_init: function() {
-		if($.data(this.element[0], 'spinner')) return;
 		
 		// check for decimals in steppinng and set _decimals as internal (needs cleaning up)
 		var decimals = 0;
 		if (this.options.stepping.toString().indexOf('.') != -1) {
 			var s = this.options.stepping.toString();
-			decimals = s.slice(s.indexOf('.')+1, s.length).length;
+			this._decimals = s.slice(s.indexOf('.')+1, s.length).length;
 		}
-		$.extend(this.options, {
-			_decimals: decimals
-		});
 		
 		//Initialize needed constants
 		var self = this;
@@ -200,7 +196,7 @@ $.widget('ui.spinner', {
 		this.element[0].value = (
 			this.options.currency ? 
 				$.ui.spinner.format.currency(newVal, this.options.currency) : 
-				$.ui.spinner.format.number(newVal, this.options._decimals)
+				$.ui.spinner.format.number(newVal, this._decimals)
 		);
 	},