diff --git a/lib/ace/selection_test.js b/lib/ace/selection_test.js
index 404addc9..a85fbb7a 100644
--- a/lib/ace/selection_test.js
+++ b/lib/ace/selection_test.js
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ module.exports = {
         ].join("\n"));
         
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorDown();
         assert.position(selection.getCursor(), 1, 0);
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ module.exports = {
         ].join("\n"));
 
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorDown();
         selection.moveCursorLineEnd();
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     "test: moveCursor word left with umlauts" : function() {
         var session = new EditSession(" Fuß Füße");
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         var selection = session.getSelection();
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 9)
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: select word left if cursor in word" : function() {
         var session = new EditSession("Juhu Kinners");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 8);
 
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: select word with cursor betwen white space and word should select the word" : function() {
         var session = new EditSession("Juhu Kinners");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 4);
         selection.selectWord();
@@ -263,6 +268,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: select word with cursor in white space should select white space" : function() {
         var session = new EditSession("Juhu  Kinners");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 5);
         selection.selectWord();
@@ -275,6 +281,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: moving cursor should fire a 'changeCursor' event" : function() {
         var session = new EditSession("Juhu  Kinners");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 5);
 
@@ -290,6 +297,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: calling setCursor with the same position should not fire an event": function() {
         var session = new EditSession("Juhu  Kinners");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 5);
 
@@ -305,6 +313,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: moveWordright should move past || and [": function() {
         var session = new EditSession("||foo[");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         // Move behind ||foo
         selection.moveCursorWordRight();
@@ -318,6 +327,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "test: moveWordLeft should move past || and [": function() {
         var session = new EditSession("||foo[");
         var selection = session.getSelection();
+        session.$selectLongWords = true;
 
         selection.moveCursorTo(0, 6);