diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js b/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
index bffb281b5..b54466e4e 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/bold.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("bold button", function(){
     //select this text element
     $firstTextElement.sendkeys('{selectall}');
 
-    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.msie){ // if it's a mozilla or IE 
+    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.modernIE){ // if it's a mozilla or IE 
       var evtType = "keypress";
     }else{
       var evtType = "keydown";
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/caret.js b/tests/frontend/specs/caret.js
index 6e68b6f52..14ff8d6a6 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/caret.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/caret.js
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function prepareDocument(n, target){ // generates a random document with random
 }
 
 function keyEvent(target, charCode, ctrl, shift){ // sends a charCode to the window
-  if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.msie){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
+  if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.modernIE){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
     var evtType = "keypress";
   }else{
     var evtType = "keydown";
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js b/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
index c8f2cee81..8e851d873 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/indentation.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("indentation button", function(){
     //select this text element
     $firstTextElement.sendkeys('{selectall}');
 
-    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.msie){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
+    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.modernIE){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
       var evtType = "keypress";
     }else{
       var evtType = "keydown";
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js b/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
index 4ef4b4085..bf7f2bc60 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/italic.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("italic some text", function(){
     //select this text element
     $firstTextElement.sendkeys('{selectall}');
 
-    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.msie){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
+    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.modernIE){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
       var evtType = "keypress";
     }else{
       var evtType = "keydown";
diff --git a/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js b/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
index 00873d14a..caa32feec 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/specs/redo.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("undo button then redo button", function(){
     var modifiedValue = $firstTextElement.text(); // get the modified value
     expect(modifiedValue).not.to.be(originalValue); // expect the value to change
 
-    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.msie){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
+    if(inner$(window)[0].bowser.firefox || inner$(window)[0].bowser.modernIE){ // if it's a mozilla or IE  
       var evtType = "keypress";
     }else{
       var evtType = "keydown";