diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 90eb85de3..30cb7a6b3 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ function getRestUrl(args) {
   return url;
 }
 
+function clickElement(el){
+  // From: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16802795/click-not-working-in-mocha-phantomjs-on-certain-elements
+  var ev = document.createEvent("MouseEvent");
+  ev.initMouseEvent(
+    "click",
+     true /* bubble */, true /* cancelable */,
+     window, null,
+     0, 0, 0, 0, /* coordinates */
+     false, false, false, false, /* modifier keys */
+     0 /*left*/, null);
+  el.dispatchEvent(ev);
+}
 
 function getFirstTextLine(commentString) {
   if (!commentString) { return ''; }
@@ -2244,9 +2256,7 @@ quayApp.run(['$location', '$rootScope', 'Restangular', 'UserService', 'PlanServi
           return;
         }
 
-        if (this.click) {
-          this.click();
-        }
+        clickElement(this);
       });
     }, opt_timeout);
   };
@@ -2254,8 +2264,8 @@ quayApp.run(['$location', '$rootScope', 'Restangular', 'UserService', 'PlanServi
   var resetDefaultTab = function() {
     $timeout(function() {
       $('a[data-toggle="tab"]').each(function(index) {
-        if (index == 0 && this.click) {
-          this.click();
+        if (index == 0) {
+          clickElement(this);
         }
       });
     });