diff --git a/test/ng/directive/selectSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/selectSpec.js
index 44c6cf6c..f541aaef 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/selectSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/selectSpec.js
@@ -997,6 +997,15 @@ describe('select', function() {
 
 
       it('should ensure that at least one option element has the "selected" attribute', function() {
+        function countSelected() {
+          var count = 0;
+          forEach(element.find('option'), function(option) {
+            count += option.getAttribute('selected') ? 1 : 0;
+          });
+          return count;
+        }
+
+
         createSelect({
           'ng-model': 'selected',
           'ng-options': 'item.id as item.name for item in values'
@@ -1006,34 +1015,34 @@ describe('select', function() {
           scope.values = [{id: 10, name: 'A'}, {id: 20, name: 'B'}];
         });
         expect(element.val()).toEqual('?');
-        expect(element.find('option').eq(0).attr('selected')).toEqual('selected');
+        expect(countSelected()).toEqual(1);
 
         scope.$apply(function() {
           scope.selected = 10;
         });
         // Here the ? option should disappear and the first real option should have selected attribute
         expect(element.val()).toEqual('0');
-        expect(element.find('option').eq(0).attr('selected')).toEqual('selected');
+        expect(countSelected()).toEqual(1);
 
         // Here the selected value is changed but we don't change the selected attribute
         scope.$apply(function() {
           scope.selected = 20;
         });
         expect(element.val()).toEqual('1');
-        expect(element.find('option').eq(0).attr('selected')).toEqual('selected');
+        expect(countSelected()).toEqual(1);
 
         scope.$apply(function() {
           scope.values.push({id: 30, name: 'C'});
         });
         expect(element.val()).toEqual('1');
-        expect(element.find('option').eq(0).attr('selected')).toEqual('selected');
+        expect(countSelected()).toEqual(1);
 
         // Here the ? option should reappear and have selected attribute
         scope.$apply(function() {
           scope.selected = undefined;
         });
         expect(element.val()).toEqual('?');
-        expect(element.find('option').eq(0).attr('selected')).toEqual('selected');
+        expect(countSelected()).toEqual(1);
       });
     });