diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index aef5fa1192..7ad5bf70e0 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function isStandardBrowserEnv() {
   return (
     typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
     typeof document !== 'undefined' &&
-    typeof document.createElement === 'function'
+    typeof document.createElement !== 'undefined'
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/test/specs/requests.spec.js b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
index f8cd032732..49a97a3602 100644
--- a/test/specs/requests.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/requests.spec.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('requests', function () {
       expect(reason.config.method).toBe('get');
       expect(reason.config.url).toBe('http://thisisnotaserver');
 
+      jasmine.Ajax.install();
       done();
     };