diff --git a/tests/helpers/assertions.js b/tests/helpers/assertions.js
index a3181eac2..c29452143 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/assertions.js
+++ b/tests/helpers/assertions.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default function registerAssertions(QUnit) {
 
   QUnit.assert.hasElement = function(selector,
                                      message=`hasElement "${selector}"`) {
-    let found = $(selector);
+    let found = $('#qunit-fixture').find(selector);
     this.pushResult({
       result: found.length > 0,
       actual: `${found.length} matches for '${selector}'`,