diff --git a/tests/frontend/helper.js b/tests/frontend/helper.js
index dcd9bcbbd..196414a9f 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/helper.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/helper.js
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ var helper = {};
     return deferred;
   }
 
+  helper.runIn = function($iframe, func){
+    var eval = $iframe.window.eval;
+    var funcStr = "(" + func.toString() + ")()";
+
+    return eval(funcStr);
+  }
+
   /* Ensure console.log doesn't blow up in IE, ugly but ok for a test framework imho*/
   window.console = window.console || {};
   window.console.log = window.console.log || function(){}
@@ -126,9 +133,11 @@ var helper = {};
   var _it = it;
   it = function(name, func){
     if(func && func.length !== 1){
-      throw new Error("Please use always a callback with it() - " + func.toString());
+      func = function(){
+        throw new Error("Please use always a callback with it() - " + func.toString());
+      }
     }
 
-    _it.apply(null, arguments);
+    _it(name, func);
   }
 })()
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diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/helper.js b/tests/frontend/specs/helper.js
index 7666596a0..220063173 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/helper.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/helper.js
@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
 describe("the test helper", function(){
+  describe("the runIn method", function(){
+    it("runs the function in the correct iframe", function(done){
+      this.timeout(5000);
+
+      helper.newPad(function(){
+        var chromeLength = helper.runIn(helper.padChrome$, function(){
+          return $("#editbar").length;
+        });
+
+        var outerLength = helper.runIn(helper.padOuter$, function(){
+          return $("#outerdocbody").length;
+        });
+
+        var innerLength = helper.runIn(helper.padInner$, function(){
+          return $("#innerdocbody").length;
+        });
+
+        expect(chromeLength).to.be(1);
+        expect(outerLength).to.be(1);
+        expect(innerLength).to.be(1);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  }); 
+ 
   describe("the newPad method", function(){
     xit("doesn't leak memory if you creates iframes over and over again", function(done){
-      this.timeout(200000);
+      this.timeout(100000);
 
       var times = 10;