diff --git a/basictests/Program.fs b/basictests/Program.fs
index d6d510ed..c0e3f582 100644
--- a/basictests/Program.fs
+++ b/basictests/Program.fs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ open runner
 open configuration
 open reporters
 
-start phantomJS
+start chrome
 let mainBrowser = browser
 elementTimeout <- 3.0
 compareTimeout <- 3.0
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ context "other tests"
     !^ "http://lefthandedgoat.github.io/canopy/testpages/notDisplayed"
     notDisplayed "#notDisplayed")
 
+"notDisplayed test for element that is not on the screen" &&& (fun _ ->
+    !^ "http://lefthandedgoat.github.io/canopy/testpages/notDisplayed"
+    notDisplayed "#nalsjdfalfalsdjfalsjfaljsflsjf")
+
 "count test" &&& (fun _ ->
     !^ "http://lefthandedgoat.github.io/canopy/testpages/count"
     count ".number" 5)
diff --git a/canopy/canopy.fs b/canopy/canopy.fs
index 60ca3f07..a61b000f 100644
--- a/canopy/canopy.fs
+++ b/canopy/canopy.fs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ let displayed cssSelector =
 
 let notDisplayed cssSelector =
     try
-        wait compareTimeout (fun _ -> not(shown cssSelector))
+        wait compareTimeout (fun _ -> (elements cssSelector |> List.isEmpty) || not(shown cssSelector))
         ()
     with
         | :? WebDriverTimeoutException -> raise (CanopyNotDisplayedFailedException(sprintf "notDisplay checked for %s failed." cssSelector));