diff --git a/test/unit/waves.js b/test/unit/waves.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/test/unit/waves.js
+++ b/test/unit/waves.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('Waves', () => {
 
   it('applies a color class', () => {
     element.setAttribute('md-waves', 'color: green;');
+    waves.color = 'green';
     waves.attached();
     taskQueue.flushMicroTaskQueue();
refactor(waves-test): set color property directly