diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js b/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
index 02e0ca222..da5d002b3 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/alphabet.js
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ describe("All the alphabet works n stuff", function(){
     let code;
     for (let index = 0; index < expectedString.length; index++){
       code = expectedString.charCodeAt(index);
-      $(firstTextElement).trigger({type: 'keydown', which: code});
-      $(firstTextElement).trigger({type: 'keypress', which: code});
-      $(firstTextElement).trigger({type: 'keyup', which: code});
+      var press = jQuery.Event("keypress");
+      var down = jQuery.Event("keydown");
+      var up = jQuery.Event("keyup");
+      press.which = code;
+      down.which = code;
+      up.which = code;
+      $(firstTextElement).trigger(down);
+      $(firstTextElement).trigger(press);
+      $(firstTextElement).trigger(up);
     }
 
     helper.waitFor(function(){
diff --git a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
index 13a0dc7ee..715a0cc00 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ async function runTest(testSettings){
     'browserName': testSettings.browserName,
     'platformName': testSettings.platformName,
     'browserVersion': testSettings.browserVersion,
+    'nativeEvents': true,
     'sauce:options': {
         'nativeEvents': true,
         'username': process.env.SAUCE_USERNAME,