diff --git a/features/posts.feature b/features/posts.feature
index 38bb349f4..1c8f2e900 100644
--- a/features/posts.feature
+++ b/features/posts.feature
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Feature: posting
         And I have turned off jQuery effects
         And I click "Mention" button
         And I expand the publisher in the modal window
-        And I append "#status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
+        And I append "I am eating a yogurt" to the publisher in the modal window
         And I press "Share" in the modal window
         And I follow "<aspect>"
         Then I should <see> "I am eating a yogurt"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Feature: posting
         And I have turned off jQuery effects
         And I click "Mention" button
         And I expand the publisher in the modal window
-        And I append "#status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
+        And I append "I am eating a yogurt" to the publisher in the modal window
         And I follow "DidntPostTo" within "#publisher" in the modal window
         And I press "Share" in the modal window
         And I follow "<aspect>"
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
index b162fd491..e04352ea1 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/custom_web_steps.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ And /^I expand the publisher$/ do
 end
 
 
-When /^(?:|I )append "([^"]*)" with "([^"]*)"$/ do |field, value|
-  script = "$('#{ field }').val(function(index, value) {
-  return value + ' ' + '#{value}'; });"
+When /^I append "([^"]*)" to the publisher$/ do |stuff|
+  script = <<-JS
+    $('#status_message_fake_text').val(
+      $('#status_message_fake_text').val() + '#{stuff}').keyup();
+JS
    page.execute_script(script)
 end