diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index c4232da02..e532fb476 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * Fix background color of year on notifications page with dark theme [#7263](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7263)
+* Fix jasmine tests in firefox [#7246](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7246)
 
 ## Features
 * Add links to the aspects and followed tags pages on mobile [#7265](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7265)
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
index ebd4ecde1..999d56cd6 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/profile_header_view_spec.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe("app.views.ProfileHeader", function() {
 
   describe("showMessageModal", function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
-      spec.content().append("<div id='conversationModal'/>");
+      spec.content().append("<div id='conversationModal' class='modal fade'><div class='modal-body'></div></div>");
     });
 
     it("calls app.helpers.showModal", function() {
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ describe("app.views.ProfileHeader", function() {
       ];
 
       spyOn(app.views.ConversationsForm.prototype, "initialize");
+      spyOn($.fn, "load").and.callFake(function(url, callback) { callback(); });
       this.view.showMessageModal();
-      $("#conversationModal").trigger("modal:loaded");
       expect(app.views.ConversationsForm.prototype.initialize)
         .toHaveBeenCalledWith({prefill: gon.conversationPrefill});
     });
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/jasmine_helpers/SpecHelper.js b/spec/javascripts/jasmine_helpers/SpecHelper.js
index 7fa076858..67d167c16 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/jasmine_helpers/SpecHelper.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/jasmine_helpers/SpecHelper.js
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ afterEach(function() {
   jasmine.clock().uninstall();
   jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
 
+  $(".modal").removeClass("fade").modal("hide");
   $("#jasmine_content").empty();
   expect(spec.loadFixtureCount).toBeLessThan(2);
+  expect($(".modal-backdrop").length).toBe(0);
+  $(".modal-backdrop").remove();
   spec.loadFixtureCount = 0;
 });