diff --git a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
index d76613e2da..9e1649ea9a 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery-tests.ts
@@ -2296,6 +2296,8 @@ function test_EventIsCallable() {
     var ev = jQuery.Event('click');
 }
 
-var f1: JQueryPromise<string> = $.when("fetch");
+$.when(3, "asdf").then(x => x.asdf, x => x.length); // is type JQueryPromise<any>
+
+var f1 = $.when("fetch"); // Is type JQueryPromise<string>
 var f2: JQueryPromise<string[]> = f1.then(s => [s, s]);
 var f3: JQueryPromise<number> = f2.then(v => 3);
diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 67851c859e..20def68779 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ interface JQueryPromise<T> {
     then<U>(onFulfill: (value: T) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
     then<U>(onFulfill: (value: T) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
 
-    /* Because JQuery Promises Suck */
-    then<U>(onFulfill: (...args) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
-    then<U>(onFulfill: (...args) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
-    then<U>(onFulfill: (...args) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
-    then<U>(onFulfill: (...args) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
+    // Because JQuery Promises Suck
+    then<U>(onFulfill: (...values) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
+	then<U>(onFulfill: (...values) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => U, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
+	then<U>(onFulfill: (...values) => U, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
+	then<U>(onFulfill: (...values) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onReject?: (...reasons) => JQueryGenericPromise<U>, onProgress?: (...progression) => any): JQueryPromise<U>;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ interface JQueryStatic {
 
     noConflict(removeAll?: boolean): Object;
 
-    when<T>(...deferreds: T[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
+	when<T>(...deferreds: T[]): JQueryPromise<T>;
+	when(...deferreds: any[]): JQueryPromise<any>;
 
     // CSS
     css(e: any, propertyName: string, value?: any);